Suppose that a community begins to experience widespread illnesses, and a local news report reveals that pollution from the plant where many people in the community work is the cause. If asked to protest their place of employment, many community members would be likely to experience ______.
A. cognitive dissonance
B. class-based guilt
C. frame misalignment
D. identify formation bias
Answer: A
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a. strain theory b. control theory c. labeling theory d. differential association theory e. conflict theory
The term "metropolis" is derived from the Greek, meaning
a. "immigration." b. "mother city." c. "urban center." d. "community."
Children from upper class families tend to date and marry later in life than children from working class families
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What fundamental principle of feminist sociology reveals how women interpret the world in distinct ways largely because of their experiences with subordination?
a. A feminist sociology of knowledge b. The macro-social order c. The micro-social order d. Subjectivity