Who is the sociologist responsible for placing special emphasis on human interpretations, particularly through the use of social roles?
A. August Comte
B. Karl Marx
C. George Herbert Mead
D. George Cooley
Answer: C
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_____ refer to public rituals that mark the transition from one social position to another.
A. Internalized behaviors B. Continuum of sanctions C. Anticipatory socialization processes D. Symbolic interactions E. Rites of passage
Early marriage for girls in developing countries has which negative consequence?
a. It means little or no formal schooling, so women are less educated. b. It means lower fertility due to the physical stress of sex on a young body. c. Girls have a higher risk probability of contracting venereal disease. d. Girls leave their families and are not available to parents for support. e. There are no negative consequences for girls who marry early.
___________ is a rank or role in society that a person does not select, such as being female or male.
a. Role strain b. Role conflict c. Achieved status d. Ascribed status
Ethnographic fieldwork that involves researchers living or interacting with the people they are studying:
a. is a useful way to gather information, so long as objectivity and careful attention to facts are maintained b. requires the researcher to contact law enforcement first, in order to avoid arrest if his or her subjects break the law c. creates contaminated data and is now recognized as a very poor way to do research d. is one of the most expensive ways to do social research