Explain income and wealth inequality in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
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Today, women are paid about 74 percent of what men are paid. What are some of the reasons?
What will an ideal response?
Émile Durkheim (1897) conducted an early study on the subject of suicide, documenting how social structure affects human behavior. What did he find?
a. Suicide was not a completely random event and that there were several important patterns. b. Counseling can help those who suffer from depression. c. Personal reasons such as job loss or the ending of a relationship were the best predictors of suicide. d. Catholics were more likely to commit suicide than were Protestants.
Sue is in biology class. Her professor explains a theory that she doesn't understand. The professor asks if there are any questions, and no one raises their hand. Sue is reluctant to raise her hand because she feels uncomfortable. This is an example of the ______.
A. rational choice theory B. status inconstancy principle C. rationalization principle D. social construction of reality
According to Goffman, when one is a member of a racial or ethnic group that is held in low esteem, she may be ______.
A. stigmatized B. allied C. differentiated D. anonymized