Distinguish between norms and values
What will be an ideal response?
Norms are specific rules that guide individual and social behavior. Values are more abstract than norms. They are the ideas that support or justify norms. They are shared notions about what is right.
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__________ affects the conflict between black and Hispanic Americans
A) Hispanic Americans' focus on family life B) The decreasing numbers of Hispanic newcomers generating competition for resources C) The lack of direct knowledge or interaction with one another D) Cultural and language similarities
Which of the following concepts refers to the total way of life shared by members of a society?
a. values b. norms c. culture d. cultural universals
Jenna's mother is concerned about Jenna and her boyfriend cohabiting rather than marrying because of social security and other benefits of marriage. Which interest is her mother focusing on?
a) Wealth b) Status c) Power d) Alliances
Which theory is interested in looking at how people in social movements create meaning and how they put it into words?
A. functionalist theory B. conflict theory C. symbolic interactionist D. critical theory