_________ commented on the inertia of social systems, suggesting that they tend to remain at rest if they are at rest, or stay in motion if already in motion
________ a. Emile Durkheim b. August Comte c. Talcott Parsons d. Robert Merton
C
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A) Age cohort B) Functional age C) Life expectancy D) Life stage
Symbolic interaction theory holds that illness is partly (although obviously not totally), a. due to changes in social structure
b. socially constructed. c. related to power elites in society. d. None of the answer choices are true.
Having a happy and satisfying marriage is a value of American culture. Values are defined by the text as:
a. shared ideas of what is a desirable goal. b. shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act. c. the normal, customary, and habitual ways of doing things. d. strong ideas of what is morally right or wrong, enforced by the police powers of the state.
The main ethical issue in Stanley Milgram's study on obedience (electric shocks) was
a. voluntary participation. b. inaccurate reporting of results. c. confidentiality. d. no harm to participants. e. no debriefing given.