George and Lien want to get married but their parents are strongly against it because of the expectation that one should marry a person similar to oneself in religion, social class, and race or ethnicity. This social norm is an example of __________.
A. homogamy
B. simogamy
C. polygamy
D. exogamy
Answer: A
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The 2010 median pay for full-time employed workers was $49,398 for men; for women it was
a. $17,791. b. $27,791. c. $37,791. d. $47,791.
People with higher levels of education have __________ levels of divorce than people with less education.
A. lower B. higher C. the same D. There is no predictable relationship between education level and divorce rates.
Larry has developed ten indicators for the concept alienation. He's not yet sure exactly which ones are best. One approach he takes is to see if all the indicators behave the same way when related to Larry's independent variable, gender. Larry is employing
a. dimensionalization. b. reliability. c. validity. d. interchangeability of indicators. e. conceptualizations
People sometimes commit acts that contradict most any moral code. From a sociological standpoint, what explains such deviant behavior?
A. antisocial personality B. social immorality C. a set of social conditions D. individual immorality