The tragic 2003 explosion of the space shuttle Columbia while preparing to land has been cited as an example of:

a. group conformity.b. a rush to judgment

c. groupthink. d. focused decision making.


c

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Monogamy means

A) more than one husband or wife is impossible. B) one husband is married to one wife at any one time. C) there can be only one husband married to more than one wife or only one wife married to more than one husband. D) all of the above in different cultures.

Sociology

Jewish people separate Shabbot, the holy day, from the rest of the days of the week. This is an example of the distinction between

A. cultural values and cultural norms. B. religious pluralism and religious holism. C. the sacred and the profane. D. cultural beliefs and cultural practices.

Sociology

Which group is the most likely to perceive others as outsiders?

a. a motorcycle club that takes over a bar on Friday nights b. so-called "Minutemen" patrolling the Texas–Mexico border c. an Evangelical church seeking new members d. the members of a group home for the mentally challenged

Sociology

According to Durkheim, New York City would be characterized by ______.

A. gentrification B. Gemeinschaft C. mechanical solidarity D. organic solidarity

Sociology