Which sociologist(s) first identified the effects of viewer fatigue and created the term narcotizing dysfunction?

A. Robert Park
B. Deena Weinstein
C. Paul Lazarsfeld and Robert Merton
D. David Demers


C. Paul Lazarsfeld and Robert Merton

Sociology

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Your text identifies two historical occurrences that extended the period of "youth". What are these two occurrences?

A. free public education and child labor laws B. middle class families not needing children to work, child labor laws C. middle class families not needing families to work, free public education D. free public education, mass migration to cities

Sociology

Bruce and Jordan are both high school seniors at their local public schools in different communities in the suburbs of Chicago. Both are at the top of their class. Bruce’s parents live in a much more affluent community, where the public schools perform better than those in Jordan’s community. What is the most likely outcome for Bruce and Jordan’s futures?

A) Bruce is less likely to realize the college wage premium than Jordan. B) Jordan is more likely to obtain a college degree than Bruce. C) Bruce is more likely to obtain a college degree than Jordan. D) Jordan is more likely to realize the college wage premium than Bruce.

Sociology

Which is NOT true about prejudice?

a. It is always negative. b. It is irrational. c. It is a barrier to interaction. d. It easily gives way to facts.

Sociology

By the mid-1970s the United States had the lowest divorce rate in the western world

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology