Irene, Maria, and Jose are discussing the impact of the closing of a major employer in their community. They all agree that the local economy will be disrupted, and that while the government will likely attempt to mitigate job losses, numerous families, schools, and communities will be severely affected in both the short term and long term. These three people are using ______ to understand social problems.
A. the sociological imagination
B. meteorological sociology
C. environmental sociology
D. social problems and the environment
Answer: A
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Which one of the following statements describes how minorities respond to stigmatization?
a. Minorities respond as passive victims. b. Minorities respond in predictable, aggressive ways. c. Minorities claim "discrimination" even when it doesn't exist. d. Minorities respond in a variety of ways to being treated as members of a category.
Which of the following is an example of informal social control?
A. issuing a ticket for speeding B. making a child apologize for taking something without asking C. issuing a fine for unpaid taxes D. getting arrested for drinking under the influence of alcohol
A guest attends a wedding in a different culture and notes what they perceive as the subservient role of the bride during the ceremony. When the guest comments about this to a friend from the bride's culture, the friend says that it was not as it seemed. How would the friend's interpretation be considered?
A. as cultural relativism B. as an etic perspective C. as a cultural inconsistency D. as an emic perspective
According to sociologist Emile Durkheim, all religions share three elements. Which of the following is NOT one of these elements?
a. Beliefs held by adherents
b. Practices (rituals) engaged in collectively by believers
c.A moral community based on the group's shared beliefs and practices pertaining to the sacred
d. Rigid criteria for membership