The major goal of sociology's pioneers, including Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim, was ________
a. to serve the powerful.
b. to help build an "ideal society."
c. to discover how society actually operates.
d. to prevent disruptive social change.
Answer: c
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Those who are ________ compared to others in society are more likely to be antagonistic to the existing state of affairs and support changes beneficial to them
a. less advantaged b. middle class c. more advantaged d. affluent
Among the determinants of the nature and outcome of any particular interaction are the ___________
a. bargaining, exchanging, and negotiation of images or identities of each other and of rights and duties in the relationship b. context of the interaction, and the norms and behavioral expectations associated with it c. goals of the interactants d. status cues invoked by the interactants e. all of the above
Erin makes around $15,000 per year. Until recently, she worked in the manufacturing sector at a factory. However, it recently closed and relocated to a country with lower wages. Erin likely lives in a __________economy
a. low-income b. lower-middle-income c. upper-middle-income d. high-income
In the refractory period, a man cannot:
a. control his breathing and heart rate. b. become sexually aroused. c. focus on the immediate environment. d. stop ejaculating semen.