Contagion theorist Herbert Blumer (1951) emphasized the role of ______ in crowds.
A. norms and values
B. individual action and thought
C. raw imitation
D. rationality
Ans: C
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a. activity theory b. social disengagement theory c. exchange theory d. subcultural theory
Blair can’t help but notice what people are wearing at the office party. Some are wearing the latest from designer brands, accessorized with designer shoes and expensive jewelry, and others are wearing what seems to her to be indistinguishable popular brands of clothing and shoes. Blair is best described as musing on the _____ projected by what people are wearing.
A. social status B. social conflict C. social greed D. social caste
Why did industrialization lead to the expansion of systems of formal education?
A. Because industrialists paid higher taxes, the federal government had funds available to support public education. B. The space race between the USSR and the United States pushed Americans to invest in science and math training. C. Women wished to enter the workforce, and teaching positions were created as a "safe" way of allowing them to do so. D. The changing economy required workers to have new skills, particularly literacy, and knowledge.
Sociology, anthropology, economics, and history are fields within the
A. natural sciences. B. medical sciences. C. social sciences. D. humanities.