Which of the following best describes the difference between material and non-material culture?


Answer: material culture is the things a group of people physically create and use, while nonmaterial culture is abstract/non-physical rules or expectations a group of people choses to live by.

Sociology

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In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people do not expect to be rich but get the necessary education and experience to obtain or keep a job.

A. conformity B. innovation C. ritualism D. retreatism E. rebellion

Sociology

After controlling for Z, a researcher finds evidence of a direct relationship between X and Y. What step should be taken next?

a. Z should become the new independent variable b. Z should become the new dependent variable c. Z should be disregarded and a new control variable should be selected d. Z should be disregarded and a new independent variable should be selected

Sociology

In 2013, median net worth of White households was nearly US$142,000, while Black household net worth was US$11,000, and Hispanic household wealth was nearly US$14,000.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

Friedrich Engels, a colleague of Karl Marx, noted that

A. there are six stations of divorce, but the most important is the economic station. B. 80 percent of the 565 societies he studied had some type of polygamy. C. the family is the ultimate source of social inequality. D. there are six paramount functions of the family.

Sociology