The perspective of __________ suggests that people with similar attributes find a collectivity of like-minded persons with whom they can express their underlying personal tendencies
a. contagion theory
b. convergence theory
c. emergent norm theory
d. psychoanalytic theory
b
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Most sociologists believe gender is __________
a. genetically constructed b. a set of biological traits c. the same thing as sex d. a social construct
The effect of children on the marital happiness of parents is
A) highly inconsistent, with no clear effects emerging. B) to increase their happiness. C) to decrease their happiness in the launching years as they depart from the parental home. D) to decrease their happiness generally.
Large-scale production of consumer goods depends on a steady flow of profits, which in turn requires that purchases be made constantly, not just whenever the consumer has a windfall or can accumulate sufficient savings-hence the widespread use of __________.
A. consumer credit B. full-time work C. inflationary practices D. personal bankruptcy
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation provides pension payments to retired workers when their defined-benefits pension plan is terminated or runs out of money.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.