A __________ is a temporary but widely copied activity followed enthusiastically by large numbers of people. Most are short-lived novelties.

What will be an ideal response?


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Define what constitutes a moral panic. How do moral panics reflect other social issues for the particular time they occur?

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In the last 30 years, the number of people who say they have no close confidant has ________, and the average number of intimate partners has ________.

A) increased; decreased B) increased; increased C) decreased; decreased D) decreased; increased

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WASPs have been the dominant category of the U.S. population through most of this nation's history

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

Judith Stacey argues that the model perpetuated by Popenoe and others is a "dated and oppressive institution." In her view, this broken, outdated model of the so-called modern family is usually defined as:

a. both father and mother as breadwinners and a sufficient program of child care and support b. a child-rearing father and a breadwinner mother c. a father and mother who share child-rearing duties equally d. a father as breadwinner and a child-rearing mother

Sociology