When writing for a lay audience, it is important to know your audience. Knowing demographic facts are not enough. What are some other considerations in knowing your audience? Give at least two.
What will be an ideal response?
At least two of the following should be mentioned, but students may also come up with some ideas of their own. To know your audience, you should consider the current issues in their lives, their histories (such as what articles they have already read, or their historical cohort), and their culture.
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A group labeled as a "race" by the wider society and bound together by common social and economic conditions is a __________ group
A) racial-ethnic B) color-blind C) majority D) minority
Which sociologist created an interactionist/conflict explanation of deviance that emphasizes that the response to an act—not the behavior—determines deviance?
A. William Chambliss B. Harry King C. Howard Becker D. Edwin Sutherland
Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to
A. deny its existence. B. avoid any mention of it. C. still believe in reversible death. D. have a developmentally more mature understanding of death.
Discuss Karl Marx's view on class differentiation. Define the terms bourgeoisie and proletariat. Describe what Marx termed a false consciousness, and give an example to support your answer.
What will be an ideal response?