What is the sociological term for the tendency of highly cohesive groups to make poor decisions because the members are unwilling to threaten the group's solidarity?
a. conformist cognizance
b. groupthink
c. doublethink
d. tunnel vision
B
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Areas where older Americans congregate and that gradually become informal centers for senior citizens are known as
A. naturally occurring retirement communities. B. nursing homes. C. assisted living communities. D. retirement communities.
If you lived in a society with a traditional caste system, you would expect your marriage to be
a. polygamous. b. exogamous. c. based on romantic love. d. endogamous.
Sit-ins and economic boycotts are examples of ______, which follows the traditions of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
A. assimilation B. nonviolent resistance C. forced assimilation D. violent resistance
In poor countries today, the prospects for a better life for women, including control of their reproduction, is greatly increased when they:
a. leave their village and move to the city where good jobs are available b. convince their husbands to be monogamous, i.e. have sexual relation only with them c. can read and write d. start their own businesses with small loans from nontraditional banks