Today, the factor people most commonly use in considering a young woman or young man to have reached adulthood is whether or not the person _______
a. has completed all schooling.
b. has a full-time job, with the ability to support a family.
c. is married.
d. is married and has children.
Answer: a
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Which of the following statements about social roles is correct?
A. The roles that belong to a social status are always performed in the same manner. B. Social roles are always performed in the same manner by those holding ascribed, but not achieved, statuses. C. Actual performance of a role varies from individual to individual. D. Role expectations and actual role performances never vary.
As an element of culture, language is important because a. it enables a person to become a part of society
b. it permits the formation of culture c. it enables us to learn social skills. d. All of these choices are true.
"Men who live in cities are more likely to marry young than men who live in the country." In this hypothesis, the dependent variable is the:
a. place of residence (city or country). b. marital status (single or married). c. age at marriage. d. sex. e. There is no dependent variable in this example.
Professor Wang wonders whether all grandparents act alike or whether there are different roles associated with grandparenting. According to the Lofland's, Wang's research should focus on _________ in order to determine whether there are different grandparenting roles
a. frequencies b. causes c. processes d. structures e. case-oriented analysis