Advertisers of various products are constantly trying to understand how people utilize their product and influence the tastes of individuals who will perpetuate their products as “cool.” This is an example of:
a. the sociological imagination
b. the social construction of reality
c. the dramaturgical effect
d. the sociological effect of reality
b. the social construction of reality
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About what percentage of all U.S. families have little or no wealth?
a. 10 percent b. 40 percent c. 70 percent d. 90 percent
Hallucinogenic mushrooms are typically:
a. snorted b. injected c. smoked d. swallowed
The difference between a higher birth rate and a lower death rate is called the rate of population growth. It is also called the rate of __________
a. expected addition b. population addition c. annual addition d. natural increase e. fecundity
A researcher wants to conduct a study on honesty by having people engage in different shoplifting situations in a store. The researcher asks people in the parking lot if they want to participate, tells them to shoplift, and then sends them into the store. The participants then report back to the researcher. How ethical is this study based on the Nuremberg Code?
A. The study is ethical. The participants are told what they will be doing and gave their consent. B. The study is unethical. The participants were sent to an area where they could not be observed. C. The study is ethical. The participants did not face any physical threat. D. The study is unethical. The participants were asked to do something illegal, which could result in mental injury.