How does the relative deprivation approach define those who feel most dissatisfied by their social or economic conditions?
Answer: Those who believe they should be better off
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What group did Steinfeldt use as an example to show how Native Americans are often portrayed?
a. Catholics b. Jews c. Muslims d. Hindus
According to Robert K. Merton, __________ are intended and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit
a. dysfunctions b. latent functions c. prerequisite functions d. manifest functions
The structural functionalist view on social change is that society __________
a. changes only after significant technological changes occur b. changes gradually by norms and institutions adapting to new social challenges c. only changes after deep divisions of inequality result in violent revolution that reestablishes institutions d. only changes as governments create social policies and laws that redefine our relationship to society
A sociologist attends meetings at all the schools and churches in his community over several years, and meets as many residents as he can for the purpose of exploring all facets of the community's social life. He then compiles a detailed description of the community. He is conducting a(n)
A. content analysis. B. quantitative study. C. secondary analysis. D. ethnography.