What is meant by a "mediating structure", and what does it do for African American families?
What will be an ideal response?
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Michael Kimmel found that skinheads joined neo-Nazi groups mainly because the groups were __________
a. seen as so strong b. as weak as they were c. a route to employment d. so prejudiced against foreigners
Sorting out relevant influences involves finding influences that are:
a. based on intuition. b. important to your decision. c. characterized by connotative meaning. d. devoid of long-term consequences.
______-income countries have the highest rates of obesity and overweight adults.
a. Upper middle b. Lower middle c. Middle d. Low
A sociologist uses terms like "feminism," "doing gender," and "functionalism" to describe different aspects of society. People who are not sociologists might have trouble understanding these terms. How would the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis explain this?
A. Language is learned automatically as an individual is exposed to it. B. Sociologists use specific words to describe sociological concepts. C. Language is based on the environment someone is in and does not change. D. Sociologists have common symbols that they do not share with others.