In the article Being Middle Eastern in the Context of the War on Terror, Amir Marvasti explains incidents when Middle Eastern individuals were asked to produce accounts. Some account-givers choose to bypass those accounts by consciously altering their looks. They were engaging in which of these account strategies?

A. humorous accounting
B. educational accounting
C. passing
D. defiant accounting


C. passing

Sociology

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How have "bottle bills" encouraged people to reduce the production of solid wastes?

a. They limit the number of bottled beverages a person can buy in a day. b. They ban the production of plastic bottles. c. They require that a deposit be paid for bottles when a beverage is bought. d. They make it mandatory for beverage companies to start using cans instead of bottles.

Sociology

Explain the concept of debunking within sociology. Provide an example. How is sociological objectivity important when debunking commonsense explanations of social life?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Although it does not explicitly endorse traditional gender roles, which sociological perspective implies that dividing tasks between spouses is beneficial for the family unit?

A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. global perspective

Sociology

The number of deaths in a population that occur before age 1, per 1,000 live births, is known as __________.

A. birth rate B. life expectancy C. infant morbidity rate D. infant mortality rate

Sociology