For many college professors, their own teachers served as role models. Kody Scott looked up to older gang members as his idols. In both cases, former teachers and older gang members qualify as being ________
A) generalized others
B) secondary groups
C) social others
D) reference groups
Answer: D) reference groups
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Putnam's findings clearly include a _____________ correlation between trusting those of another racial/ethnic background and neighborhood (census tract) homogeneity
a. strong negative b. weak negative c. strong positive d. weak positive e. near zero
This search-and-rescue military robot is able to lift and carry people and objects weighing up to 500 pounds across all terrains and to grasp fragile objects without damaging them. While the robot represents an efficient tool for saving lives without risking the life of another, how might its presence reduce the need to cultivate strong emotional ties among soldiers? The question relates to the
concept a. McDonalization c. Global interdependence b. Urbanization d. Rationalization
Patrilineal descent refers to a
A. kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important. B. kinship system that favors the relatives of the father. C. pattern of residence in which a married couple lives with the husband's parents. D. society in which men are expected to dominate family decision making.
Online networks which indicate how many "friends" a profile has, can help build which of the following for an individual?
A. cultural capital B. cultural literacy C. social capital D. social literacy