According to the textbook, because some Americans are often blinded by the value of __________, they tend to ignore the social circumstances that block individuals' opportunities to succeed.
a. progress
b. freedom
c. equality
d. individualism
Answer: d. individualism
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Which of the following was not part of the "new qualitative methodology" of the post-war period?
A. Observation of situated action. B. Field work in natural settings. C. Emphasis on the social context of interaction. D. Marxist theoretical foundations. E. "Breaching experiments" that disrupt interactions.
This is the sociological analysis of armed forces and war.
A. critical perspective B. functional theory C. military sociology D. political sociology
Sociologists use __________ to explain a range of human behavior and a variety of social and societal events
A) political discourse B) media representations C) public opinion D) sociological theory
Which of the following yields a rough estimate of future mortality, and therefore is not the preferred measure by demographers?
A. age-specific birth rate B. crude birth rate C. age-specific mortality rate D. crude death rate