Saying grace at a meal is an example of a
A. religious belief.
B. ritual.
C. religious experience.
D. All of these.
Answer: B. ritual.
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Max Weber suggested that people are stratified by all of the following except:
a. income b. wealth c. power d. prestige
Ben works in an office with several women. The women have hung some calendars with scantily dressed men and have brought in magazines containing pictures of nude men. They frequently talk about sex, tell sexually explicit stories, and make crude remarks about Ben and sex. Ben has found this to be increasingly disturbing and is almost unable to concentrate on his work. This is referred to as:
a. reverse discrimination. b. quid pro quo harassment. c. a hostile sexual environment. d. None of these; only women can be victims of sexual harassment.
Sociologist ______ focused on the problems that long-term unemployment creates for black Americans.
A. Karl Marx B. William Julius Wilson C. Émile Durkheim D. Auguste Comte
When Doug Foley studied intergroup relations in a Texas town he noted that the Mexicano coach of the local high school football team resigned in frustration when
A. he could not meet the expectations of boosters and also fight bigotry. B. he was not able to recruit the best black athletes in the student body. C. school board said he was hired because of affirmative action. D. his Mexicano team members demanded special treatment.