Sooner or later a social movement faces a crisis because:
a. its members get bored and lose interest
b. once its leaders obtain power, they attempt to maintain their position
c. other movements compete with it for scarce resources and personnel
d. the larger society manages to suppress it
B
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When people develop explanations of behavior based on things inside themselves or others, this is know as a
a. situational attribution. b. causal attribution. c. causation. d. dispositional attribution.
Before 2010, Haitian refugees were returned to their country without asylum hearings because ________
a. they were viewed as political refugees b. until then United Nations treaty on refugees was not ratified by the United States. c. they were viewed as economic migrants d. until then the U.S and Haitian governments had a gentlemen's agreement to return refugees.
In many Middle Eastern countries, showing someone the bottom of your foot or shoe is considered to be very rude, so American military personnel stationed in the Middle East had to be instructed to keep their feet inside helicopters when flying low. Why is this instruction needed?
A. Soldiers are generally rude and need specific instructions to stop them from offending civilians B. The U.S. military is firmly committed to an ethnocentric point of view C. The sanctions used to achieve social control are very different in America and the Middle East D. The meaning of gestures is not universal E. Some people can be overly sensitive
The Value of Sociology for AllIn this exercise, you will write and deliver a brief statement explaining the value of sociology.Imagine that you have been selected to represent all college students in the United States who have taken a sociology course. As part of your duties, you have been asked to present to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities a three- to five-paragraph statement on (a) how gaining a sociological perspective benefits both individuals and a democratic society and (b) why all public colleges and universities in the United States should make sociology a mandatory course for college students.Describe how and why your statement changed from the first draft to the last.
What will be an ideal response?