If Terrence decides to get the tattoo, disregarding school rules, risking being expelled, this is an example of ___________, a term Stanley Milgram used to refer to going along with peers—individuals of our own status who have no special right to direct our behavior.

What will be an ideal response?


conformity

Sociology

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The expansion of the global economy has helped create more high-paying jobs in manufacturing in the United States

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Explain the urban crisis in the United States. How do the theories help us to consider solutions to the urban crisis?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Heightened border enforcement in the aftermath of 911 has actually resulted in decreased race-based law enforcement and had little impact on Mexican immigration

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The PEW Hispanic Center estimates that there are millions of undocumented workers living in the United States. Without this source of "cheap labor," fruits and vegetables would rot in the fields, toddlers in Manhattan would be without nannies, towels in hotels would go unlaundered, and bedpans and trays would go uncollected. This situation illustrates

a. functional uniqueness. b. comparable worth. c. the functions of poverty. d. status consciousness.

Sociology