Describe the importance of culture in determining how people think and act on a daily basis and explain why rules are essential to a society

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Culture is essential for our individual survival and for our communication with other people. We rely on culture because we are not born with the information we need to survive. We do not know how to take care of ourselves, how to behave, how to dress, what to eat, which gods to worship, or how to make or spend money. We must learn about culture through interaction, observation, and imitation in order to participate as members of the group. Sharing a common culture with others simplifies day-to-day interactions. Just as culture is essential for individuals, it is also fundamental for the survival of societies. Some system of rule-making and enforcing necessarily exists in all societies. At a basic level, we need rules in order to navigate our cars through traffic. At a more abstract level, we need laws to establish and protect our rights. In order to survive, societies need rules about civility and tolerance toward others.

Sociology

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a. Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to reach North America. b. The Europeans were hunters in search of wild game, including mammoths and long-horned bison. c. The Europeans had superior weaponry which gave them an advantage over the Native Americans. d. The indigenous people were immune to the diseases the explorers brought with them.

Sociology

If you changed ONLY the highest score in a distribution of 5 scores, which of the following measure of central tendency would be affected?

a. The mean b. The median c. The mode d. All of the above

Sociology

To conduct a test of hypothesis with a single sample mean, we must assume

a. the sampling distribution is normal b. random sampling c. interval-ratio level of measurement d. all of the above

Sociology

Long-term victims of IPV may develop a sense of ______, in which they don’t even try to leave because they feel their attempts won’t succeed.

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Sociology