What perspective does a sociologist take when he or she studies social interaction using the metaphor of theater?
A. dramaturgy
B. functionalism
C. symbolic interaction
D. ethnomethodology
Answer: A
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Which of the following is true of ethnicity?
a. Maintaining ethnicity ensures that the level of assimilation into the dominant culture is limited. b. Ethnicity gives continuity with the past in the form of an effective or emotional tie. c. Members of ethnic groups do not maintain in-group solidarity after leaving ethnic communities. d. Fraternal organizations fail to preserve associations between ethnics who are separated geographically.
A ___________should focus clearly and consistently on causes or factors associated with causes.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following questions would a labeling or interactionist theorist be most likely to ask?
a. Why are rates of deviance higher in some societies than in others? b. Why do some people engage in deviant behavior while others don’t? c. Why don’t some people engage in deviant behavior? d. What happens when after someone is condemned or stigmatized as a deviant?
What is the principal difference between capitalist and socialist ideologies?
A. focus on money vs. government B. focus on freedom vs. control C. focus on democracy vs. authority D. focus on the individual vs. the collective