Socially shared beliefs about characteristics and behaviors of a particular social group are called
A. assumptions.
B. biases.
C. evaluative adjectives.
D. stereotypes.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
According to Mead, the collection of roles and attitudes that people use as a reference as they figure out how to behave in a given situation are called
A) the generalized other B) tabula rasa C) the in-group D) a status group
Which of the following is not true regarding cohabiting?
a. People with higher education levels cohabit more. b. Cohabitation is extremely common in the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. c. Having cohabitated does not seem to make marriages any better and, in fact, may do more harm than good. d. Many countries extend the same rights to cohabiting couples as they do married couples.
___________ The study of the relationship between society and the environment
What will be an ideal response?
A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity
A) ?master status B) ?minor status C) ?auxiliary status D) ?role set E) ?status set