In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.

a. Secondary data analysis
b. Literature review
c. Participant observation
d. Dependent variables


c. Participant observation

Sociology

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__________ emphasizes the way that religious beliefs and rituals work to bind people together in society

a. Functionalism b. Symbolic interactionism c. Conflict theory d. Postmodernism

Sociology

In which way does sex differ from gender?

A. Sex lacks ambiguity and is more clear-cut than gender. B. Sex is more concerned with ideas of masculinity and femininity. C. Sex is biologically based, whereas gender is culturally constructed. D. Sex is more influential than gender in shaping the behavior of men and women.

Sociology

Approximately __________ people around the world do not get enough food to eat to lead a healthy and active life.

A. 180 million B. 400 million C. 800 million D. 1.3 billion

Sociology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to the article Islands of Meaning, ways of classifying reality within cultures tend to stay the same across historical periods. 2. Rites of separation help those who are undergoing a radical social identity transformation create important mental gaps between their old and new selves. 3. Mental gaps between categories are often reflected in the physical world as actual physical gaps. 4. 4. We learn to carve discrete islands of meaning through the process of socialization.

Sociology