Which of the following is an example of a negative sanction?

A. a smile
B. a cookie
C. a verbal reprimand
D. a pat on the back


Answer: C

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A) accommodation B) serial cohabitation C) dating cohabitation D) trial marriage cohabitation

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What sociological perspective stresses that age has no inherent meaning and that each culture shapes the way that its citizens perceive the elderly?

A) symbolic interactionism B) functionalism C) the conflict perspective D) the feminist perspective

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Which of the following possible outcomes when social movements attempt to change society is least likely?

a. they may not be successful b. their action may result in unintended social change c. they may bring about precisely the change they were working for d. they may bring about some change in the direction they desire

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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