Tocqueville argues that ______ occurs when a democratic citizenry loses its sense of ambition and boldness, thereby limiting a society’s progress.

a. stagnation
b. equality
c. despotism
d. centralization


a. stagnation

Sociology

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Sex roles are social constructions; they contain self-concepts, psychological traits, as well as family, occupational, and political roles assigned differentially to each sex

a. true b. false

Sociology

Sexual assault is one of the violent crimes least likely to be reported to police

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

Amber is a first grade teacher, a daughter, a wife, a mother, a Presbyterian, a soccer coach, and a Kansas resident. Taken together, all of these socially defined positions constitute her __________

a. status grouping b. status set c. status category d. status diagram

Sociology

During an assessment, a 10 year old patient describes her seizures as losing consciousness for short periods. Her friends tell her that she looks like she is daydreaming except that her eyes blink. What kind of seizure is she describing?

A) Simple focal seizure. B) Absence seizure. C) Myoclonic seizure. D) Tonic-clonic seizure.

Sociology