The sociological promise is that
a. humans will never lie.
b. humans live in a world that is highly predictable and emotionally stable.
c. humans can grasp history and biography and the relation between the two.
d. there can be no promises when it comes to human activity.
C
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“A woman works in a retail store and has been experience extreme tiredness for months. When she goes to her doctor, he diagnoses her with chronic fatigue syndrome. Her doctor has prescribed her anti-depressants, exercise, and therapy, all of which she engages in. She continues to go to work; however, because she does not complete tasks quickly enough, her boss fires her. At her exit interview, her boss explains that all of his employees are tired and that not sleeping is no excuse to not do her job well.” Which of the elements of the sick role did she violate?
A. Her boss did not believe she had a legitimate illness nor a legitimate reason to not accomplish her tasks more quickly. B. She did not strive to get well. C. She did not seek medical attention. D. Her boss believes it is her own fault that she is tired. E. She violated all of these roles.
The term ____________ refers to the message that is conveyed in how a message is expressed
a. framing b. metacommunication c. content level d. metamessage
The symbol Y' ("Y-prime") stands for
a. the 1st Y score b. the highest score on Y c. the value of Y when X is zero d. the predicted score on Y
Which statement about culture is most accurate?
A. Human beings often question their own culture. B. Culture is most effective when it is unnoticed. C. The products of culture must all be tangible in an effective society. D. Culture is a static entity that remains stable throughout time.