The __________ generation, roughly 76 million Americans were born between 1946 and 1964
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: baby boom
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Patriarchy is the term used for forms of social organization in which men are dominant over women
a. true b. false
Can you think of other examples of behaviors that are seen as appropriate for women or men in one culture and not in another?
What will be an ideal response?
Sarah has lived all of her life in a small town where most of the residents work in either the local paper mill or cement plant. Although she excels academically, she has never seriously considered attending college. Few people in her family graduated from high school, and the only people she knows with college degrees are her teachers. Now, in her senior year, Sarah, like several of her friends, is taking cosmetology classes, with the idea of going to work in a hair salon following graduation. Which concept best accounts for Sarah's orientations to education and work?
A. Cooley's looking-glass self B. Mead's game stage C. Bourdieu's habitus D. Goffman's dramaturgical perspective
The day before the first sociology exam Mark, a first-year college student, chose to play games until 2:00 a.m. instead of studying for the exam. According to rational choice theory, why did Mark stay up playing games?
A. Mark's roommate scored higher on the video game, and Mark needed to beat him to save face. B. Mark found playing video games more rewarding than studying. C. Mark has a problem with being obsessed by video games. D. Mark has learned through his interactions that playing video games relaxes him before exams.