As mate selection became less a matter of economics and status and more an emotional endeavor, young people began the practice of:

A. courtship
B. arranged marriage
C. cohabitation
D. dating


Answer: A. courtship

Sociology

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A new law has been enacted increasing the penalty for drunk driving in order to reduce the number of alcohol related traffic fatalities. The number of fatalities one year before and after the law was enacted is measured, as well as a count of the number of high profile accidents. The experimental stimulus in this project would be: a. the new law

b. the rate of traffic fatalities before the law began. c. the number of traffic fatalities after the law was enacted. d. the number of arrests for driving under the influence after the law began. e. the number of high profile traffic accidents.

Sociology

Which of the following target groups has received special attention in MRE in the last decade?

a. Nonreligious groups b. LGBT community c. Middle- and upper-class groups d. Disadvantaged populations

Sociology

______ predicts that societies with large discrepancies between socially approved goals--such as wealth and recognition--and the resources available to achieve those goals through legitimate channels will have higher rates of deviance than societies with relatively small discrepancies.

A. Merton's strain theory B. Goffman's dramaturgical perspective C. Bentham's utilitarian model D. Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory

Sociology

African Americans' higher rate of coronary heart disease appears to be at least partially related to

A) job stresses they confront. B) higher employment rates of women. C) an overuse of health care services. D) none of the above; African Americans do not have higher rates of coronary heart disease.

Sociology