Shifting attention to an examination of heterosexuality as opposed to “deviant” sexualities is an example of:

a. “studying up”
b. compulsive heterosexuality
c. normative sexuality
d. heteronormativity


a. “studying up”

Sociology

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Estelle works at the Kinsey Institute and researches human sexuality. Her title is probably:

a) psychosexual theorist. b) sexologist. c) moroligist. d) biologist. e) datumist.

Sociology

Which statement is TRUE about the war on drugs?

A. It decreased the availability of drugs. B. It created an increase in the prison population. C. It provided user with opportunities for treatment. D. It reduced illicit drug use.

Sociology

Which of the following statements best characterizes microsociology?

a. It is an approach that examines institutional interactions that occur over time.
b. It is an approach that focuses exclusively on gender and power as they are enacted socially.
c. It is an approach that examines interactions between individuals and the ways those interactions reflect larger patterns within a society.
d. It is an approach that quantifies data about social structures so that they can be analyzed statistically.

Sociology

Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society?

A. anthropology B. economics C. sociology D. physics

Sociology