How do sociologist define race?
a. Genetic differences between categories of humans based on clear chromosomal markers that specify a person's race
b. The biological differences between humans, defined as socially significant and presumed to divide the population into genetically distinct subgroups
c. The cultural differences between humans, defined as socially significant and presumed to divide the population into socially distinct subgroups
d. Levels of melatonin, which shape skin color and divide the human population into distinct groups
Ans: b. The biological differences between humans, defined as socially significant and presumed to divide the population into genetically distinct subgroups
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Wright Mills advocated our adoption of the sociological imagination. What would he have us do?
a. Think more about how the changes in our society directly affect our individual lives. b. Assume a politically correct approach. c. Think more about the ideal society. d. Use a day-dreamer's approach to social science.
A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together is the definition of: a. family used by all sociologists
b. family used by the U. S. Census Bureau. c. affiliated kin used by sociologists. d. traditional family used by sociologists.
Liederbach suggests that although Medicaid's challenge to the medical establishment extended health benefits to the nation's poor, paradoxically, it
a. created new opportunities and motivations for physicians to commit medical offenses. b. had neither a positive nor a negative effect on the health of the poor. c. resulted in a declining standard of health among the very segment of the population it was designed to help. d. became extremely too costly and prohibitive to sustain.
When doing a research project in sociology, after determining what the data says about your initial questions, what should you do next
What will be an ideal response?