What term is used by sociologists to describe a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance?
A. ethnic group
B. racial group
C. reference group
D. social group
Answer: B
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a. conflict theory b. activity theory c. functionalism d. disengagement theory
Historically Brazil has conceptualized race as
a. categorical c. consisting of clear-cut categories. b. a continuum of color d. Biologically-based
_____ combines a naturalist approach with a positivist concern for a "systematic set of procedures" in doing qualitative research
a. The extended case method b. Ethnomethodology c. Grounded theory d. Ethnographies e. All of these choices
It is common in many Arab societies for a woman to move in with and become a part of her husbands’ household. This is an example of which kind of living arrangement?
A. neolocal B. matrilocal C. patrilocal D. familocal