In the Robbers Cave experiment conducted by Sherif, the researchers began the experiment thinking that:
a. groups become more cohesive when faced with competition from another group.
b. groups that are in conflict with one another eventually settle their differences.
c. groups that vie for power with each other will always come out with a winner and loser.
d. groups are more likely to cooperate when there is money involved.
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to your text, in New Guinea a girl who gives birth before marriage is seen as more desirable because she has established her fertility. New Guinea is most likely what type of society?
A. matriarchal B. patriarchal C. postindustrial D. pastoral
Unlike earlier religious traditions, which attempted to determine the ultimate cause or source of reality, Auguste Comte developed positivism in order to:
A. justify a particular kind of social system based on hierarchy and privilege. B. identify laws that describe the behavior of a particular reality. C. explain how class conflict drove social change. D. argue that symbolic interactions between individuals were the basis for social life.
The label Native American refers to a single ethnic group.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)