the sociological approach that attempts to explain social life in modern societies that are characterized by postindustrialization, consumerism, and global communications.
What will be an ideal response?
post modern perspectives
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Early in the twentieth century, Emory Bogardus developed the social distance scale to measure
a. how far apart people stand when they speak to each other. b. prejudice directed at various minority categories. c. extremes of poverty and wealth. d. the rate of intermarriage between people in various categories of the population.
In the 1930s, sociologist William Ogburn identified seven functions that families fulfill. Which of the following is NOT one of those seven functions?
A. economic security B. social prestige and status C. recreation D. sexual pleasure
Free trade agreements have as one of their goals a. protection of intellectual property rights
b. higher prices for consumers. c. increased tax revenue. d. the elimination of U.S. jobs.
Julia is a highly paid actress who likes expensive clothing and inexpensive jewelry and reads comic books as well as best-selling books. From this example, it could be said that Julia is a ______.
A. cultural feeder B. cultural omnivore C. status offender D. cultural dissident