Who predicted nearly sixty years ago that the rise of electronic media would create a "global village," thereby reducing the barriers created by physical distance?
A. Marshall McLuhan
B. Darnell Hunt
C. Vivian Gornick
D. Erving Goffman
Answer: A
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The socialization hypothesis further explains the inter-generational transmission of divorce by putting forward the notion that _____
A) our culture has too greatly affected the marital expectations of children of divorce B) because interaction with biological parents is stressed and compounded their lack of parental involvement predisposes them to divorce C) relational stress is genetically correlated D) because children of divorce have less experience with successful marital role models their inability to adequately cope with the difficulties of marital living puts them at greater risk for divorce
Based on the symbolic interaction theory of sociologists Charles H. Cooley and George H. Mead, _____ theory states that deviance is a socially constructed process in which social control agencies designate certain people as deviants and they, in turn, come to accept the stigma placed upon them and begin to act accordingly
a. strain b. labeling c. differential association d. social control
According to Baumrind, which of the following statements is true of the permissive style of parenting?
A. Parents let the child's preferences take priority over their ideals and rarely force the child to conform to their standards. B. Parents expect and demand obedience from a child. C. Parents often ignore the child, letting the child's preferences prevail as long as those preferences do not interfere with the parents' activities. D. Parents acknowledge the child's perspective, but they use both reason and power to enforce their standards.
A policy that seeks to raise the wages of low-paying jobs occupied predominantly by women by demonstrating the gendered ways in which jobs are socially constructed is known as:
a. job evaluation b. comparable worth c. equal pay for equal work d. right to work