In a capitalist system, the means of production are owned by __________
A) the workers, collectively
B) the state
C) private individuals or corporations
D) the feudal aristocracy
Answer: C
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Most sociologists agree that:
a. culture is central in shaping gender roles, but only in preliterate societies. b. biological factors have some influence, but cultural factors are more important determinants of gender roles. c. biological factors are influential in determining gender roles, but only in industrial or complex societies. d. biological factors only explain differences between men and women with regard to aggression and disease. e. there is no difference between the influences of culture or biology on the development of gender roles, as they are unpredictable.
The future of motherhood will include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. women will become sterilized at younger ages to ensure they have no children b. women will adopt children rather than forego motherhood c. women will, increasingly, be able to take care of themselves economically d. women will less often require marriage for personal fulfillment
In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, people in the _____ mode reject both the goals and the means for success
A) conformity? B) ?innovation C) ?ritualism D) retreatism? E) rebellion
What about ethnography makes it a powerful method for learning social information that people might otherwise not want to disclose?
A) The long-term involvement of a researcher in people’s lives creates more situations in which sensitive information might be shared. B) Ethnography is more impersonal and brief than other methods, leading people to share sensitive information to a “passing acquaintance.” C) Ethnography tends to involve much larger samples than survey methods, and so the chances of picking up something personal are increased. D) In ethnography, researchers disguise the fact that they are researchers and thus trick participants into revealing more personal information.