A set of statements and propositions that seek to explain or predict a particular aspect of social life is called a:

a. demonstration
b. theory
c. perspective
d. confirmation


b. theory

Sociology

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A. sports B. academic clubs C. service organizations D. None of these have been shown to contribute to increased political participation.

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Which type of ethnomethodological conversational analysis reveals how speakers generate positive responses from audiences?

a. Telephone conversations b. Initiating laughter c. Generating applause d. Interactive emergence of sentences and stories

Sociology

Which of these is a term that describes words, gestures, and even objects that stand in to represent something else?

A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. representations

Sociology