A sociologist is studying the behavior of children in a school cafeteria and wants to engage in participant-observation. How would this sociologist engage in participant-observation effectively?
A. by observing the seating habits of school children in the cafeteria
B. by sitting with the children in the lunchroom and eating with various groups
C. by having the children report who they typically sit with at lunch
D. by reducing the number of seats in the school's cafeteria
Answer: B
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According to the text, a socio-historical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed is called
A) racial formation B) racial supremacy C) racial tribulation D) racial segregation
Which of the following could be described as being in double jeopardy?
a. Rose, a black woman b. Ben, an older white man c. George, a Mexican American man d. Mary, a white woman
What are the strongest norms, those viewed as essential to the well-being of humanity, called?
A) mores B) taboos C) sanctions D) laws