The United States is a "consumer society." What does this mean? What ramifications does this have for the way Americans live?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Consumer society: Has an economy that depends on the disposable income, or buying power, of consumers
2. A consumer society requires a large middle and upper class with leisure time.
3. Drawbacks: The dominance of large corporations and franchise operations; encourages some people to spend far beyond their means; bankruptcy; excessive materialism; a tendency to judge people by their possessions; waste
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Labeling theorists are guided by _______ assumptions
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Sociologists look for causes of violence __________
A) outside of the individual B) within the individual C) by looking at the individual's personality D) in religious teachings
Bag ladies and skid row alcoholics who have dropped out of society would be considered examples of ____
a. innovation b. ritualism c. conformity d. rebellion e. retreatism
Which of the following is NOT a strength of the conflict perspective on deviance?
a. Emphasis on the relationship between political order and nonconformity b. Recognition of the importance of individuals taking responsibility for their choices and the consequences of those choices c. Understanding that the most powerful groups use the political order to protect their interests d. Recognition that the institutional framework of society is the source of so many social problems