Sociologists classify women as a ________ because each society has set up barriers that prevent women from gaining equal access to power, property and prestige.
A. class
B. subculture
C. minority group
Answer: C. minority group
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How do today's middle-class children compare to working-class children?
a. Middle-class children are more scheduled, while working-class children are more spontaneous. b. Middle-class children are more natural, while working-class children are more structured. c. Middle-class children experience more authoritarian parenting, while working-class children experience more flexible parenting. d. Middle-class children are more constrained, while working-class children are more entitled.
In the now famous Milgram Obedience Studies, the results demonstrated that a. people will not conform when they believe their behavior will harm another person
b. women are less likely to engage in behavior that is potentially harmful for others than men are. c. there is a significant difference between what people believe they will do and how they actually behave. d. people only conform up to a certain point, but will not violate moral or ethical standards.
Which of the following is NOT one of the principal components of a predictable suicide syndrome, according to Ringel?
a. Constricting or narrowing alternatives b. A certain aggressive response directed toward oneself c. Acceptance of one's lot in life and blaming of others for one's situation d. Indulgence in suicidal fantasies that construct and mentally play out suicidal acts
Social movements that do not successfully address the six steps of social movement success would still be able to reach their goals.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)