According to sociologist Erving Goffman, the very anticipation of contact can cause the "normals" and the stigmatized to try to avoid one another. This is because the two parties
a. wish to resist the social pressures pushing them to interact with one another.
b. wish to avoid discomfort, rejection, and suspicions they encounter from people in the other group.
c. believe they cannot form a relationship that matches the "ideal" kind of relationship portrayed in the media.
d. have experienced negative reactions from everyone they have encountered in the other group.
b
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Families of children with lesbian or gay parents come in three types:
blended, single-parent, and couples having children together. Which is the most common? a. Blended b. Single-parent c. Couples having children together
According to Max Weber, __________ is the ability of a person within a social relationship to carry out his or her own will despite resistance from others
a. authority b. power c. conformity d. defiance
The case of Genie, an isolated child, illustrates that: a. with proper therapy, children who have been isolated can become a part of the mainstream society
b. children who have experienced extreme isolation do not live long enough to reach adulthood. c. children who experience social isolation and neglect may end up in board-and-care homes as adults. d. isolated children actually can recover quickly from any physical or psychological damages.
Clothing designers can influence the fashions women wear and how they view their own bodies. This is an example of which of these?
A. the link between agency and structure B. the social construction of reality C. the sociological imagination D. social reform