Observing and analyzing the conversations patients have with their doctors or the interactions of catcallers and women walking down the street is the approach of what kind of sociology?
a.) macrosociology
b.) conflict theory
c.) microsociology
d.) quantitative sociology
Answer: c.) microsociology
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Adorno did his original studies on prejudice in the 1940s. What are the findings of research done more recently?
a. Prejudice is no longer able to be generalized b. Conservatism is now clearly linked to prejudice c. Today's studies continue to show the same patterns d. Prejudice has nearly disappeared
According to the text, the United States' level of inequality is:
a. not a social problem b. one of the lowest in the world c. one of the worst in the world and getting worse d. none of the above
A researcher tests effects of a new training program. The hypothesis that this new training program will work better than the old training program is called the:
A) comparison hypothesis B) research hypothesis C) null hypothesis D) there is no special name for this kind of a hypothesis
According to Frederick Engels, a nineteenth century collaborator of Karl Marx, marriage was a critical initial social underpinning of both
a. religion and democracy. b. class inequality and the oppression of women. c. equal rights and equal responsibilities for men and women. d. industrial capitalism and post-industrial globalization.