According to symbolic interaction theories, _____ lack a sense of self, an awareness of their social identity
A) ?elderly people
B) adults?
C) teenagers?
D) newborn infants?
E) adolescents
D
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At its height, the People's Temple was
a. an activist group in San Francisco, trying to change the system. b. a small commune existing in the Arizona desert. c. a revolutionary group that existed "underground." d. a family consisting of Jim Jones and about ten women with children.
Which of the following is a form of institutional discrimination that adversely affects the poor?
A) Most good jobs require a college degree, and the poor receive financial aid. B) Most college scholarships go to the best-performing schools, and poor children most often do not perform well in school. C) Government grants for college, which provide sufficient money to allow anyone to go to college if they want, are often rejected by the poor because of their distrust of the government. D) Low-end jobs, for which the wealthy are most qualified because they lack education, pay low wages so that the poor have no way to improve their conditions.
Sociological theories are logical, rigorous frameworks for the interpretation of social life that make particular assumptions and ask particular questions about the social world.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In which of the following scenarios would Erving Goffman say that we are most likely to idealize our performances?
A. back stage B. in the audience C. at rehearsal D. front stage