Which one of the following is NOT one of the functions of scientific reporting?
a. Your report should share data and ideas.
b. You should view your report as a contribution to scientific knowledge.
c. Your report should stimulate and direct future inquiry.
d. Your report should illustrate what can go wrong in research.
e. Your report should be objective.
D
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The target of a redemptive social movement is the ________, and the goal is ________
A) individual; to change a particular behavior B) society; to change specific aspects of society C) society; to transform the social order D) individual; to change the entire person
Tom drifts in and out of jobs. Owing to his lack of education and skills, it is very difficult for him to find a stable job with a steady income. Despite having some earnings, he depends on government programs to make ends meet. Which of the following terms can be used to describe Tom's social status?
A. Bourgeoisie B. Lower-middle class C. Working poor D. Underclass E. Working class
Which of these statements is false from the perspective of symbolic interaction theory?
A. The self is what we imagine we are. B. Humans make conscious choices in response to their social environment. C. Identity is unconscious and hidden from view. D. Social roles are real because people give meaning to them.
What do phenomenologists mean by the term deviant reality?
a) the nature of deviant behavior as seen by scientific sociologists b) the characteristics of deviance as shown by objectively acquired data c) the reality of deviance as defined as such by the powerful d) the subjective meaning that deviants impute to their own deviant experience