Early theorists in the nineteenth century more often studied protesters in crowds as __________
a. utopians idealists
b. frustrated individuals
c. mentally disturbed
d. immoralists
b
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Creating new measures for variables in evaluation research has the advantage of: a. greater possible relevance and validity to the study
b. known degrees of reliability and validity. c. greater possible reliability to the study. d. being less time-consuming than using an already devised measure. e. more precision.
A small group of white students deface a professor's office with racist epithets? however, their actions are not supported by other students or members of the faculty. According to sociologist Joe Feagin, these students' behavior illustrates _____ discrimination
a. indirect institutionalized b. small-group c. direct institutionalized d. isolate
According to Smelser's value-added theory, generalized beliefs
a. occur when one's hopes for a better life are not satisfied as quickly as expected. b. involve securing and using the resources necessary for a successful movement. c. define the context within which a social movement might develop. d. indicate the sources of structural strains and what might be done to reduce them. e. are consciously and systematically disseminated to influence the decisions of others.
Conflict theory would be most interested in which aspect of aging?
A. gerontocracy and generational inequality B. social dysfunctions of demographic shifts C. the feminization of poverty among older generations D. the social construction of aging as a social problem