Sociology offers insights about the many ways human activity can be organized. These insights are especially useful today because they
a. ultimately help us understand cognitive processes.
b. allow us to see that ways of doing things can be changed.
c. alert us to the dangers associated with change.
d. encourage people to not change.
B
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__________ expresses the idea that the pay levels of certain jobs should be adjusted so that they reflect the intrinsic value of the job
a. Income equality b. Pay-rate equity c. Salary equalization d. Compensation balance e. Comparable worth
Currently, Native Americans are lobbying to improve the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. They are advocating for
A) better access to religious relics (ie. eagle feathers, exploitation of sacred land, etc.) B) protection for religious worship services for military personnel and incarcerated Native Americans C) A and B D) None of the above
Studies of the Hua of Papua New Guinea show that
A) gender is dichotomous and permanent. B) women are seen as socially acceptable only after giving birth to five children. C) gender can be fluid and changing rather than stable. D) masculine people are regarded as invulnerable, but polluted.
When sociologists study sports in society, their recommendations are sometimes controversial because they may call for changes in the
A. strategies that athletes use to promote their own interests. B. personal characteristics of the people who participate in sports. C. structure and organization of sports and society. D. media strategies used to cover sport programs and athletes.