Whether someone believes that he or she is in control of a situation influences how competent that person is. In Willis' model of everyday competence, this is termed
a. an antecedent.
b. a mechanism.
c. a component.
d. an outcome.
ANSWER: b
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a. between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago b. 10,000 years ago c. 20,000 years ago d. 35,000-50,000 years ago
Which of the following statements is true about the college dating culture as found in the 1970s?
A. Men asked women on dates, took them to places like restaurants, movie theaters, or dance halls, paid for the food and entertainment, and took them home afterwards. B. More college students were socializing by "hanging out" with large groups of friends at parties and bars and pairing off to form sexual and romantic relationships. C. The script changed from dating to hooking up, but the order of events did not change at all. D. The couple, and not "hanging out" in large groups, was the focus of the hooking up era.
_____ people are more likely to be arrested, to be found guilty, and to serve longer sentences for a given violation than are people in the _____
a. Middle-class; upper class b. Low-income; middle and upper class c. Middle-class; lower income class d. Upper-class; ower income classes
Karl Marx is a key founder of the critical orientation in sociology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.