The term ____ is used to refer to people and groups that are blamed for societal problems (such as unemployment or an economic recession) over which they have no control and that are incapable of offering resistance to a hostility or aggression of others.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
scapegoat
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Students in schools in the United States today are taught
a. to think critically about the role of capitalism in the social problems that plague our country. b. nationalistic, individualistic, and competitive views which make it more difficult for them to think in terms of systemic and structural roots of societal problems. c. that the U.S. has no social problems. d. that the social structure of the United States is in need of reform.
The upper limit of a class interval is equal to its highest score
a. True b. False
In the United States, _____ include using underarm deodorant, brushing our teeth, and wearing appropriate clothing for a specific occasion
a. formal norms b. folkways c. mores d. laws
Corrine is a college student on a study abroad program in Austria. Unfortunately, she fell when hiking and broke her arm. She was surprised that the hospital fixed her arm for such a low fee. This got her comparing and contrasting the U.S. health system with that of Austria's. Corrine is using __________.
A. a structural functionalist perspective B. a comparative perspective C. an empirical approach D. a constructionist approach