Describe social institutions. Explain what roles and statuses you occupy in your social institutions.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Social institutions are sets of statuses and roles focused around one central aspect of society. A status is the position a person occupies in a particular institution. A role is composed of the many behaviors that go into occupying a status.
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The Malthus Theorem states that population grows geometrically, while the food supply increases arithmetically
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Do personal goals change across the life span? Provide an example to support your argument.
What will be an ideal response?
Objectivity requires a social researcher to:
a. assume a completely neutral stance toward the issue under investigation. b. recognize and attempt to control for bias. c. manipulate the research subjects as if they were inanimate objects. d. disguise any personal bias that they might have. e. sign statements agreeing to remove all personal bias from their research.
In which of the following areas of the United States do most executions take place?
A. the West B. the Northeast C. Washington, D.C. D. the southern states