Telling jokes is an example of ________

a. a cultural universal.
b. material culture.
c. cultural relativism.
d. cultural lag.


Answer: a

Sociology

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(a) contempt (b) criticism (c) defensiveness (d) stonewalling

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In terms of the Wheel of Science, an hypothesis is derived from _________ and leads to ___________

a. statistics, observation b. theory, generalizations c. observation, generalizations d. theory, observation

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Mead's concepts of the "I" and the "me" are close parallels of Freud's concepts of the id and the superego

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

People needing to have their cars repaired can go to a muffler store, a transmission shop, a tire retailer, or a gas station for a tune-up. Talcott Parsons refers to this type of specialization as

A. adaptive upgrading. B. incorporation. C. expansion. D. diffusion.

Sociology