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Question 1

Prenatalist bias

Answer 1

Assumes having children is the norm. Those who chose not to have children feel that they need to justify it

Question 2

Infertility

Answer 2

An inability to conceive after a year of unprotected sexual relations

Question 3

Blended family

Answer 3

Consists of a husband and wife and any children from previous marriages

Question 4

Profane

Answer 4

An ordinary element of everyday life

Question 5

Sacred

Answer 5

Something set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence

Question 6

Manifest functions

Answer 6

Those that are open and stated

Question 7

Latent functions

Answer 7

Unintended, covert, or hidden

Question 8

Religious beliefs

Answer 8

Statements to which members of a particular religion adhere

Question 9

Church

Answer 9

A type of religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society

Question 10

A sect

Answer 10

A type of religious organization that stands apart from the larger society

Question 11

Cult

Answer 11

A religious organization that is largely outside a society’s cultural religions

Question 12

Four categories of religion

Answer 12

Theism
Ethicalism
Animism
Simple supernaturalism

Question 13

Theism

Answer 13

A type of religion that centers on the worship of a god or gods.
Monotheism-one God
Polytheism-many gods

Question 14

Ethicalism

Answer 14

Emphasizes moral principles as guides for living a religious life. Highlights truth, justice, and tolerance for others. Ex: Buddhism

Question 15

Animism

Answer 15

The belief that the elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that effect humanity. Ex: reincarnation

Question 16

Simple supernaturalism

Answer 16

The belief that super natural forces affect people’s lives positively or negatively. Ex: karma

Question 17

Secularization

Answer 17

Is the historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred. Ex; holidays, marriage

Question 18

Education

Answer 18

The societal institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge and values

Question 19

Hidden curriculum

Answer 19

The standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools. Ex: children must not speak if the teacher is talking

Question 20

Tracking

Answer 20

Assigning students to different types of educational programs, often on the basis of their test scores and other criteria

Question 21

Functional illiteracy

Answer 21

A lack of reading and writing skills needed for everyday living. A problem for one in three U.S. children

Question 22

Desegregation

Answer 22

The abolition of legally sanctioned racial-ethnic segregation

Question 23

Integration

Answer 23

The implementation of specific action to change the racial/ethnic/class composition of the student body