Which of the following descriptions best defines the term reification?
A. Experiencing similar societal pressures
B. Treating something abstract as real
C. Analyzing societal effects on behavior
D. Bettering society through sociology
B. Treating something abstract as real
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Since the Philippine Islands were a territory of the United States in the 1920s, they were exempt from the 1917 Immigration Act and the 1924 National Origins Act. 2. In response to legal challenges in Hirabayashi v. United States (1943) and Korematsu v. United States (1944), the U.S. Supreme Court repealed Executive Order 9066. 3. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed by Congress in order to suspend the civil rights of Asian Americans. 4. Today, as in the early decades of this century, the white population perceives Asian Americans as a threat to white workers. 5. Asian Americans are highly visible in local, state, and national political offices.
Laws that require parents to be notified when a minor seeks an abortion have had what effect?
(a) They have greatly reduced the number of abortions had by minors. (b) They have actually increased the number of abortions had by minors. (c) They have had only a small impact on the number of abortions had by minors. (d) None of the above.
______ are collectives purposely constructed to achieve particular ends.
A. Groups B. Dyads C. Communities D. Organizations
What was the motivation behind Stanley Milgram's experimental study of obedience?
A. self-esteem issues B. to better understand the deterrence power of the death penalty C. a federal government grant D. to better understand German involvement in the annihilation of Jews in World War II