Explanations that people construct about the causes of behavior that are based on a person's traits are called ____________________

ANSWER:


dispositional attributions

Sociology

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If measured by longevity, the industrialized society can be considered the most successful lifestyle in the career of the human species

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

. Which sociologist conceptualized social closure?

A. Marx B. Weber C. Freud D. Simmel

Sociology

Which statement is TRUE regarding the changing occupational structure?

A. The number of manufacturing jobs has increased over the past two decades. B. Outsourcing jobs to China cost almost 1.6 million jobs since 2001. C. Some families are still pulling themselves out of the consequences of the recession. D. The widespread use of personal computers began in about 1950 in response to WWII.

Sociology

Which perspective would be most likely to point out that society has shifted away from seeing behaviors as a matter of individual self-control to symptoms of a medical disorder?

A. Feminist theory B. Conflict theory C. Rational choice theory D. Symbolic interaction theory

Sociology