When a person in a position of authority processes an individual without questioning the basis for the rules and procedures, he or she is engaging in _____

a. consensus
b. labeling
c. exploitation
d. social control


b

Sociology

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Parenti's concept of a "gradual third worldization" involves _______

a. an increase in permanent employment b. the abolition of low-wage jobs c. a growth in part-time employment d. an enlarging middle class

Sociology

All of the following reinforce biological sex differences EXCEPT:

a. doctors giving hormone shots to boys to prevent them from being "too short.". b. doctors prescribing birth control pills to women to prevent menstrual cramps. c. plastic surgeons performing breast implants on women. d. plastic surgeons performing pectoral impacts on men.

Sociology

According to Shepard, the most significant recent shift in American education has been from equal educational ____ to equality in educational ____

a. opportunity; results b. opportunity; resources c. backgrounds; facilities d. facilities; backgrounds e. effects; opportunity

Sociology

Which of the following four statements about migration is NOT true?

a. Migration can be voluntary or involuntary. b. Movement into a territory is called immigration. c. Movement out of a territory is called emigration. d. Migration has little or no effect on population size.

Sociology