A sociological answer to the question:" Why does religion seem to be universal?" would be that
a. religion has important functions for society
b. religion exists because God and the sacred exist.
c. individuals sometimes need certainty, answers, and security.
d. there is more to life than the profane, material world.
a
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In 1875 the U.S. government issued this landmark attempt to limit the immigration of "undesirables."
A. Dawes Act B. Page Law C. Chinese Immigration Act D. Gentlemen's Agreement
Jim has changed jobs every five years, each time moving to a new employer in a position of greater responsibility and with a larger paycheck. Jim's work history could be described as
a. breaking the glass ceiling. b. intergenerational social mobility. c. intragenerational social mobility. d. downward mobility. e. an opportunity structure.
Many would view someone described as intelligent, hardworking, and sneaky in a more positive light than someone described as sneaky, hardworking, and intelligent. This is an illustration of:
A) the primacy effect. B) overconfidence. C) the fundamental attribution error. D) self-monitoring.
Functional prerequisites are
A. tasks that a society or relatively permanent group must accomplish if it is to survive. B. organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs. C. social relationships that link a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people. D. attempts to reach agreement with others concerning some objective.