What is the theory called that seeks to explain how societies are bound or linked together

through their use of symbols?

A) semantics
B) semiotics
C) symbolic interaction
D) dissonance theory


C

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According to your textbook, what kind of reasoning is used in the following statement?Last summer, a five-year-old boy in Seattle was killed by his brother when the two were playing with their father's gun. Last month, four-year-old Dylan Jackson accidentally killed himself after finding a loaded gun at a friend's home during a birthday party. In Tampa, Florida, a two-year-old shot himself in the chest with a pistol left in the family couch. Clearly, children in America are at risk from gun accidents.

A. reasoning from specific instances B. deductive reasoning C. analogical reasoning D. chain reasoning E. reasoning from principle

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Which of the following appear on virtually all consumer magazines, allowing readers to use their mobile devices to snap a photo and be instantly directed to a website?

A. NFC chips B. QR codes C. price codes D. advertisements

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Travis and Jennifer are growing apart. They only discuss "safe" topics such as the weather. Which of Knapp's stages of romantic relational development are they experiencing?

a. differentiating b. circumscribing c. stagnating d. avoiding

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Mikhail learns that women are associated with greater emotional expressiveness. “But my mom is a doctor who deals with difficult cases all the time, and she’s always stoic at work,” he thinks. Mikhail’s mother is representing the effect of ______ on emotional expression.

a. gender norms b. social role c. emotional intensity d. emotional contagion

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