Which of the following concepts refers to a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important?
A. ethnicity
B. nationality
C. race
D. subculture
Answer: C
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Martin Luther rebelled against the church mandate about celibacy for those in a religious vocation, because
A) faith, to him, equalized everyone, including the clergy. B) he was already excommunicated when he married. C) marriage prevented clergy from committing adultery. D) God decreed that humans should procreate.
All societies have some system of age ___________or differentiation that associates certain social roles with distinct periods of life.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following did Spencer think was a difficulty sociologists must overcome? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. Unlike natural phenomena, social phenomena are not directly observable. b. Unlike psychological phenomena, social phenomena cannot be assessed introspectively. c. Social phenomena is widely disbursed across both time and space. d. Social phenomena are subjectively created by humans, and subjectively perceived by humans (including sociologists).
"Doing gender" is reflected in how men and women play out the _____ of a given society.
a. private schemas b. public sphere c. gender structure d. bifurcated consciousness