From a sociological standpoint, the situation of the rugby team stranded for months in the Andes demonstrates that eating human flesh
a. is immoral and irrational
b. stems from a psychologically disordered behavior.
c. may be a rational response to a difficult situation.
d. is normal.
c
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Demographers use the term __________ for a group of people who live in a specified geographic area and who are under study
a. society b. culture c. country d. population
Structural-functional analysis tends to call structures that preserve the status quo _________ and those that challenge the status quo as _________
a. functions; dysfunctions b. dysfunctions; functions c. undesirable; desirable d. operational structures; disruptive structures
The ISAS interpretation of death?related behavior emphasizes that
a. use of any given meaning for some item of behavior always has the same consequences. b. any given behavior pattern always stems from the same biological condition. c. all individuals experience death in the same way. d. the meaning of death may change even though the biological aspects do not change.
What distinguishes a social group from a crowd?
A. Both are basically the same thing-people coming together for a particular long-term purpose. B. Social groups share a sense of being a collective entity, whereas a crowd is people who are at the same place at the same time. C. A crowd happens outside, whereas a social group is a group that occurs indoors. D. A crowd often shares common norms, values, and interests, whereas a social group does not share any sense of being part of a collective entity.