The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships or restructuring social institutions is called
A. basic sociology.
B. clinical sociology.
C. applied sociology.
D. macrosociology.
B. clinical sociology.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Institutionalized prejudice and discrimination results from:
a. a prejudiced social order. b. discrimination by groups who seek to maintain their privileged positions. c. inequities built into the social structure that systematically handicap a particular group. d. all of the above e. none of the above
If a research study was not rigorously preplanned and organized, it is best to
a. not share the study. b. report on the exact design used. c. make it look more preplanned and organized in the report. d. feel sorry for yourself. e. ignore the problems.
__________ theory stresses that a social process separates deviant and nondeviant persons not by what they do, but by how society reacts to what they do.
A. Functionalist B. Conflict C. Value-reaction D. Labeling