Which sociological perspective is especially concerned with the media's ability to decide what gets transmitted through gatekeeping?
a. the functionalist perspective
b. the conflict perspective
c. the interactionist perspective
d. the dramatrugical perspective
Ans: b. the conflict perspective
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a. Self-report studies of lawbreaking show higher rates of prevalence and incidence for boys than girls. b. Arrest data show smaller gender ratios of lawbreaking than self-report studies c. Trend data for arrests from 1960 to 1990 show that the female share of all arrests rose from 10 to 20 percent d. None of the above
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A. Asians B. Hispanics C. blacks D. whites
The dynamic aspects of capitalism stem from _______.
a. the division of labor b. investors c. entrepreneurs d. technology