Both critical sociology and social-conflict theory seek to __________.
a. identify an objective reality
b. reduce social inequality
c. understand how society actually operates
d. achieve Verstehen, or understanding
Ans: b. reduce social inequality
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Stanley Milgram demonstrated that
a. some people were more obedient than others. b. all of us are obedient. c. all of us are prejudiced. d. it was not efficient to learn through punishment.
In examining threats to internal validity history, selection bias and testing are described below. Which of the following is NOT a description of those threats?
a. Events outside the program differentially affect the scores of the experimental or comparison group. b. Differences in the dropout rate between the experimental group and the comparison group differentially affect effect the scores between the two groups. c. Members of the experimental and comparison groups are not truly equal on all important factors. d. The pretest differentially affected the learning of the experimental or comparison group.
Joe Krimnull has been in prison for 20 of his 45 years. He has been convicted of armed robbery twice and murder once. His criminal career indicates that he is:
a. a hard-timer b. an incorrigible c. a recidivist d. a straight-timer
According to _____ theory, the call for a return to “family values” aims to increase uniformity in values and thus protect the social order.
A. functionalist B. conflict C. symbolic interaction D. social exchange