A collection of people who are physically at the same place at the same time, but do not interact in any meaningful way, are defined as a/an:
a. crowd
b. category
c. aggregate
d. group
C
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The criteria used to delineate types of norms—degree of importance and severity of punishments—are determined by a consensus of all people
a. true b. false
According to the author of the textbook, although much has changed in American society in terms of race relations, all of the following have not changed EXCEPT:
a. African Americans are twice as likely to be unemployed as white Americans b. Hispanic Americans are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as non-Hispanic whites c. Women and non-white men are not able to be elected to the presidency of the United States d. Native American reservations have the highest poverty rates of any location in the United States
The Commonwealth of Australia has identified five principles in collecting performance information that may be useful in tracking progress. Two of the principles are a focus on outcomes and comprehensiveness. Which of the following is NOT included in the five principles:
a. comparability. b. timeliness. c. progressive data availability. d. conclusions from the data.
According to James Coleman’s rational choice theory, _____ can be utilitarian because organizations or structures often control the resources individuals utilize in their rational actions.
a. collective behavior b. norms c. corporate actors d. homo socio-economicus