Monica, a new student in a high school, becomes friends with a group of teenagers who use marijuana and sit during the singing of the national anthem. Although Monica never used marijuana and used to sing the anthem, she begins to engage in the same behavior as her new friends. This is an example of ________.
A. labeling
B. differential association
C. conformity
D. both differential association and conformity
Answer: D
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While walking down the street, Kyra notices a homeless man. She thinks to herself, “That man must be homeless because he is unemployed. I'm sure that is because the economy is really struggling. Good paying jobs are hard to come by these days.” Sociologists would say that Kyra is __________ to make sense of this situation.
A) thinking about individual troubles B) observing social norms C) using her sociological imagination D) analyzing social networks
Studies of the impact of children on marital satisfaction show that:
a. on average, marital satisfaction is reduced. b. most childless marriages end in divorce. c. marital satisfaction increases in all instances. d. children enhance marital satisfaction until the age of three.
In the context of the trends in money, work, and family life, the number of wives who work outside the home will increase
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Chinese immigration to the United States was halted when Congress enacted the ___________ Act in 1882.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).