A tipping point is a situation in which the rare suddenly becomes commonplace
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According to the functionalist perspective, social institutions keep societies going
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One reason why OxyContin and other painkillers were easily abused was because doctors, who were prodded to prescribe more painkillers, did not have much experience dealing with such drugs
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"To reinforce the existing generalized belief, an inciting incident or dramatic event must occur." This exemplifies sociologist Neal Smelser's value-added theory condition of: a. social control factors. b. mobilization for action
c. precipitating factors. d. structured strain.
JoEllen Shively, a Native American sociologist, discovered that Native Americans tended to identify with the cowboys rather than the Indians, when they watched Western movies. Her findings illustrate that __________ play a crucial role in group identification.
a. norms b. values c. race d. ethnicity