What is the "contact hypothesis"? Based on your own personal experiences of interaction with members of different groups, how plausible do you find this hypothesis? Use your own experiences to illustrate your answer.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

Sociology

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The primary role of a “big government” is to __________.

A) develop and enforce a range of rules and regulations that protect individuals B) exploit the wealth of big businesses for more tax dollars C) make social mobility more difficult for the average citizen D) exploit the weakness of vulnerable groups in the population

Sociology

Describe the family structure and its characteristics

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Maria, a Latin American, is engaged to Leon, an African-American. Despite their different backgrounds, they consider themselves to be suitable for each other. This scenario is an example of __________________.

A) interdating B) polygamy C) interfaith relationship D) homogamy

Sociology

__________ is a false definition of a behavior or situation that leads to a new behavior, which makes the originally false definition come true

a. Tracking b. A self-fulfilling prophecy c. A manifest function d. A latent function

Sociology