Barry Started Drinking Sodas and Began Drinking More Water in an Effort

question 105

Multiple Choice

Barry started drinking sodas and began drinking more water in an effort to lose weight.Over time,he found that he actually disliked sodas and preferred water.In this case,water constitutes a ________.

• A) specific goal
• B) biogenic goal
• C) substitute goal
• D) secondary goal
• E) objective goal

Acknowledge the importance of large-scale social structures and institutions in shaping societal behavior and interactions according to structural functionalism.

Understand Robert Merton's challenges to certain postulates within functionalism, such as universal functionalism and the postulate of indispensability.

Distinguish between manifest functions, dysfunctions, and latent functions as defined by Robert Merton.

Recognize the significance of status-role complex within the social system.

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Definitions:

Social Security Payments

Money transfers from the government to individuals, typically retirees or disabled workers, funded through payroll taxes.

Corporate Income Tax

A tax imposed on the net income of corporations, which is calculated after deducting expenses from revenues.

Automatic Stabilizer

Economic policies and programs, like unemployment insurance, that automatically adjust to counteract economic fluctuations without further government action.

Deficit

The amount by which government expenditures exceed revenue over a particular period, leading to borrowing or debt.