Research data about homicide indicate all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Women are seven times more likely than men to have committed murder in self-defense.
b. Women and men are equally likely to murder a spouse.
c. Women commit about 15% of all homicides.
d. Wives are more likely to use weapons while husbands are more likely beat their wives to death.
b
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Stereotyping in the mass media is
(a) not limited to gender. (b) limited to gender. (c) limited to race. (d) limited to social class.
Which one of the following statements is false in regard to Charles Horton Cooley's conception of the looking glass self?
a. We visualize how we appear to others. b. We imagine a judgement about how others see us. c. We feel shame or pride about imagined judgements. d. We respond to people's actual judgements.
BMW is a brand of automobile that is associated with speed and luxury, while Volvo is associated with a great safety record. What does this tell us about culture?
A. Material, cultural objects derive meaning from the way they are categorized, relative to other objects in the same category. B. Material culture and symbolic culture are distinct and separate. C. There is a clear line between material and nonmaterial culture. D. Material culture is highly individualized.
A criticism of Tönnies's theory of modernity is that his theory ________
a. saw modernity as entirely positive. b. claimed modern people are business-like in their relationships. c. overlooked the fact that strong social ties still exist in modern society. d. did not see the Industrial Revolution as making much difference in social patterns.