Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called ________
a. folkways.
b. norms.
c. mores.
d. values.
Answer: d
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Émile Durkheim argued that deviance can be useful to society by affirming norms and values, clarifying moral boundaries, heightening group solidarity, and encouraging social change. Durkheim's analysis illustrates which perspective?
A) Conflict B) Both/and C) Functionalist D) Symbolic structuralism
A major criticism of standardized ability tests is of what they consider "standardized" knowledge. In fact, research indicates that they
a. predict future school performance for African Americans better than for Whites b. predict future school performance for women better than for men. c. predict future school performance for White males better than for others. d. are not able to predict future school performance for people with any particular social trait.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Similar processes of modernity created both fast food and The Holocaust. 2. According to Zygmunt Bauman, The Holocaust was an abnormal deviation during the process of modernization. 3. According to Zygmunt Bauman, modern bureaucracy help make The Holocaust possible. Ans: T 4. According to Zygmunt Bauman, in early modernity, it was mostly elites rather than the poor who entrenched or solidified their existence. 5. According to Zygmunt Bauman, in early modernity, it was mostly the poor rather than elites who entrenched or solidified their existence.
In the United States, the overall long-term trend of increasing income has
a. obscured the increasing gap between high- and low-income households. b. significantly increased wages for median households. c. reduced the availability of temporary and part-time work d. decreased the need for outsourcing with the creation of more full-time positions.