What are the purposes of theory?
What will be an ideal response?
Serves as a guide for further research; serves to generalize and summarize knowledge; serves to predict
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The social and physical environments in which people live are a significant factor in the extent to which they may be considered disabled
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Labeling theorists assert that once a person is labeled deviant,
A. he or she will associate exclusively with others who are considered deviant. B. he or she will no longer share an interest in socially desirable goals. C. it will be difficult for him or her to reestablish a nondeviant identity. D. he or she will turn to a life of crime.
What does Erving Goffman mean when he says that the impressions we give off during interactions have a “moral” character?
A. People are generally being deceitful when they engage in impression management. B. Sign vehicles can always tell us who is faking and who is being real if we pay close enough attention. C. Only people who do not have to hide a social stigma can reach an appropriate definition of the situation. D. The impressions we give to others imply claims and promises as to who we are and how we will behave.
The disability rights movement first sought to ensure that the disabled have ready access to all public buildings and bathroom facilities and to draw attention to the demeaning characterization of the disabled by people like Jerry Lewis
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.