According to _____, a person in the lower class does not have a strong sense of morality and thus is not constrained by legal rules
a. Edwin Sutherland
b. Robert Merton
c. William Ryan
d. Edward Banfield
Answer: d. Edward Banfield
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In Goffman's approach to the study of social behavior, "front-stage" refers to:
a. areas in which impression management does not take place b. the area in which interaction is taking place c. the area in which people prepare for the process of interaction d. the tendency for people to fear ridicule from "overacting"
Jennifer is attending a business luncheon with several corporate executives. At one point during the meal, she reaches in front of another executive to get a saltshaker and hits the executive's arm as he is about to put a spoonful of soup in his mouth. The soup spills on his shirt, and he glares at Jennifer. The glare is an example of ________.
A. a norm B. informal social control C. a formal sanction D. a folkway
Which of the following is characteristic of conflict theory?
A. explains social organization in terms of manifest and latent function B. can be used to understand class, gender, and racial inequality C. addresses the question of how symbols give meaning D. focuses solely on microlevel interactions
Emile Durkheim provided the rationale for sociology by emphasizing social facts, which are __________.
A. individual experiences B. social factors external to the individual C. belief systems that bind people together D. shared traditions that conflict with individual beliefs