__________, the experience of being expelled from a social group, may serve as one of the most powerful and effective informal social control mechanisms available to a community or social group

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Ostracism

Sociology

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Under which of the following conditions does the Muslim faith permit polygamy?

A. When there is a war, and combat deaths have lead to a shortage of marriageable men. B. When a wife becomes chronically ill. C. When a couple is unable to have children. D. All of these are examples of circumstances in which the Muslim faith may permit polygamy.

Sociology

What is the responsibility of the International Accounting Standards Board?

A. IASB promotes uniform accounting standards among different countries. B. IASB settles accounting disputes between auditors and international companies. C. IASB issues standards which regulate the financial accounting and reporting of multinational corporations and then enforces them through legal channels. D. IASB is to develop a uniform currency in which the financial transactions would be measured.

Sociology

In Allan Johnson's piece "What Can We Do" (RN) he discusses the idea of "Stubborn Ounces". Who or what are "stubborn ounces"?

A. people who complain about people who try to make change B. the tiny impact one person can make in creating social change C. a unit used by social movements to measure resistance they are likely to encounter D. people who don't believe change is possible

Sociology

Which roles in the United States receive higher amounts of rewards in terms of prestige and money?

A. each receives the same amount B. instrumental roles C. expressive roles D. identification roles

Sociology