Karl Marx argued that the dominant social institution is ________
a. the family.
b. religion.
c. politics.
d. the economy.
Answer: d
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What is the sociological term for the tendency of highly cohesive groups to make poor decisions because the members are unwilling to threaten the group's solidarity?
a. conformist cognizance b. groupthink c. doublethink d. tunnel vision
Survey research by Straus, Gelles and Steinmetz concluded that husband abuse is nearly equal to wife abuse. Critics of this research point out that the research
a. does not address who initiated the attack and who may be acting in self defense. b. is based on police records so does not record unreported incidents. c. is gender-based and therefore subject to gender bias. d. gives too much credence to motivation excusing those who were intoxicated or who think they had good reasons for the violence.
A small group of seven students evaluated Professor Zanylo's lectures. On a scale of 1 to 10, the scores the students registered were 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10. Professor Zanylo's mode score was ________ and his median score was ________
A) 7.4; 9 B) 10; 7.4 C) 4; 10 D) 9; 8
In the context of cohabitation relationships,__________are couples who live together not because of mutual attraction but because being alone is not an option
A) testers B) domestic partners C) engaged cohabitant couples D) security blanket cohabiters