Which of the following statements about reference groups is true?
a. We are only associated with one reference group at a time.
b. We are often associated with several reference groups simultaneously.
c. Reference groups do not tend to influence our behavior.
d. Reference groups are important only in the teenage years.
b
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a. the culture of poverty. b. class privileges. c. structural factors. d. the need for welfare reform.
Which of the following outlines the steps in the traditional deductive model?
a. theoretical expectation, testable hypothesis, operationalization of concepts, observations b. operationalization of concepts, theoretical expectation, testable hypothesis, observations c. operationalization of concepts, testable hypotheses, observations, theoretical expectation d. observations, theoretical expectation, operationalization of concepts, testable hypothesis e. theoretical expectation, operationalization of concepts, testable hypothesis, observations
In a study of premarital couples who received advice about relationship issues:
a. "Dear Abbey" and "Dr. Phil" were the most frequent sources b. religious leaders were the most frequent source c. parents were the most frequent source d. friends were the most frequent source
Sociologist C. J. Pascoe (2011) found in her ethnography of teenage boys that they reinforced norms of masculinity and heterosexuality by ______.
A. challenging each other in fights and physical altercations B. disciplining behavior deemed inappropriate, feminine, or otherwise "unmanly" by using homophobic slurs C. daring one other to engage in dangerous physical stunts D. discussing sexual exploits involving teenage girls who attended their school