The authors of your textbook assert that the _______ conception of deviance ignores many facets of social life by asserting that there are culture-free standards of behavior that are universally held regardless of time period or social context
a. normative
b. absolutist
c. reactivist
d. statistical
b
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A sample is studied to see if it represents a population (called Population 1 ) that is different from a known population (called Population 2 ). The comparison distribution is:
A) the same as the distribution of Population 1 B) the same as the distribution of Population 2 C) a rectangular distribution with the same mean and standard deviation as Population 1 D) a rectangular distribution with the same mean and standard deviation as Population 2
The next set of readings deals with generational matters, that is to say with age stratified
concerns. The last set concerned the dynamics of gender relationships in marriage and family. Discuss how age stratification and gender roles are not mutually exclusive, but interact at once in many situations. Think of how there are different social rules and legal applications for teen mother and mother, teen father and father, mother and grandmother. Discuss and give other examples. What will be an ideal response?
The way human beings interact with the natural environment in which they live is the focus of
A. environmental sociology. B. the sociology of nature. C. the natural-interaction perspective. D. the biosociological perspective.
Another term for transsexual is:
a. intersexuals b. homosexuals c. bisexuals d. ambisexuals