While conducting a study on the Amazonian tribes, Susan selects a group of ten people from each tribe and studies their daily routines and habits. These small groups are referred to as the ________
A) population
B) variable
C) sample
D) paradata
C
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In which of the following types of societies would you expect to find monarchy as the political system?
a. hunting and gathering b. industrial c. ancient agrarian d. postindustrial
Which one of the following is an assumption underlying labeling theory?
a. Definitions of deviance are consistent across cultural settings. b. Rules are enforced uniformly and consistently. c. Deviants are those whose behavior someone has noticed, labeled as such, and to which sanctions have been applied. d. Deviant behavior is learned in the same way conforming behavior is learned.
Theorists differ in their evaluation of the effectiveness of sanctions as instruments for enforcing social norms. Under what circumstances are sanctions most likely to be effective enforcement mechanisms? When might sanctions be ineffective?
What will be an ideal response?
Society consists of the structure of relationships within which culture is created and shared through
A. shared economic rituals. B. a common set of religious beliefs. C. negotiating systems of power. D. regular patterns of social interaction.