Beginning in the 1990s, Which Group Experienced the Most Rapid

question 69

Multiple Choice

Beginning in the 1990s, which group experienced the most rapid growth in single motherhood?

• A) Caucasian teenagers
• B) African American teenagers
• C) Middle class professional women
• D) Women over the age of 30

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Definitions:

Structural Functionalist

A perspective in sociology that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.

Structural Functionalism

A theoretical perspective in sociology that views society as a complex system with parts working together to promote stability and social order.

Talcott Parsons

An American sociologist known for his contributions to the development and theory of structural functionalism.

Pattern Maintenance

The ways in which social systems and structures are preserved and sustained through norms, values, and institutions.