Situations in which a previously rare (or seemingly rare) event, response, or opinion snowballs into something dramatically more common are known as
a. melting points.
b. tipping points.
c. critical stages.
d. social change points.
b
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Science precludes the use of knowledge for humanitarian purposes
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Conflicts over scarce resources like wealth, power, and prestige are part of the social process known as:
a. acculturation b. assimilation c. economics d. politics
Which major sociological theory is interested in how social movements form out of dysfunction and a desire for social change?
A. symbolic interactionism B. conflict theory C. functional theory D. feminist theory
Which of the following is an issue that continues to be problematic within the modern feminist movement?
a. disagreements over who the figurehead or leader should be b. the debate about whether or not men can be feminists c. the intersection of gender inequality with systems of racial and class inequality d. a plan for getting young people politically involved in the women’s movement