Thorstein Veblen suggested persons at the top of the social hierarchy convert wealth into conspicuous consumption, while the behavior of the lower classes is often subjected to ridicule. Veblen's views are from the
A. feminist perspective.
B. interactionist perspective.
C. conflict perspective.
D. functionalist perspective.
Answer: B
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Melissa spent 20 years in school to earn an advanced degree. She just started her first job and realized that what she was taught in school is not really the way that the career works. Melissa is experiencing
a. occupational expectations. b. occupational reality. c. reality shock. d. career expectations.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Generic language (chairman, mailman, mankind, he) claims to include everyone, yet only refer to men. 2. Research makes it clear inclusive language has an impact. People associate males only with generic terms with much greater frequency than they associate females with them. 3. Gendered language is apparent in traditional pronouns, which erase people who do not fit into conventional categories. 4. Some universities and the Washington Post will now use they to refer to individuals.
Interactionist theorists believe that our social behavior is conditioned by
What will be an ideal response?
In 1991 Albert __________, former president of the American Federation of Teachers, pointed out that unlike many other countries, in the United States "there is little connection between what students are supposed to learn, the knowledge on which they are assessed, and what we expect our teachers to know."
A. de Salvo B. Einstein C. Shanker D. Schweitzer