According to C. Wright Mills, the task of sociology is to realize that
a. social organizations are corrupt and useless.
b. group structures need to be strengthened if they are to survive.
c. individual circumstances are connected to social issues or patterns.
d. the focus needs to be on the individual and his or her problems.
c
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The disproportionate concentration of poverty among women is especially a problem in
A) Western countries B) Scandinavian countries C) Married couple households D) Female-headed households
The infant mortality rate is calculated by:
a. number of infant deaths in the first month of life b. number of infant deaths in the first year of life c. number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births who die in their first year d. number of infant deaths as a proportion of infant births e. none of the above
Tax evasion is considered
A. an act of civil disobedience. B. a minor crime. C. a white-collar crime. D. not necessarily illegal.
Which one of the questions listed below is a conflict theorist most likely to ask?
a. How is social order possible? b. How do meanings change over time? c. How does a part contribute to societal stability? d. Who benefits from a particular social arrangement, and at whose expense?