When older adults do not correct their initial impression because negative information is more striking and affects them more strongly, they are exhibiting a

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negativity bias

Sociology

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Explain the relationship between globalization and cyberactivism. Include an example from the course or the reading in your discussion. Be sure to define cyberactivism.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Why were the reprehensible acts (humiliation, cultural disrespect, torture, etc.) at the Abu Ghraib prison not a clear case of institutional deviance?

a. The officers who ran the prison tried to cover for their subordinates. b. Military culture is impervious to taking responsibility. c. The Bush administration took full responsibility. d. The U.S. military blamed the sadistic tendencies of individual soldiers, not the chain of command.

Sociology

How do groups, especially those outside the family, exert pressure to force individuals to conform and so not deviate?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Which of the following best defines social mobility?

A. a person’s economic position in society B. the opportunities and obstacles an individual encounters in education, social life, work, and in other critical areas C. the upward or downward status movement of individuals or groups over time D. the prestige associated with the rise and fall of a social position

Sociology