When the population is broken up into four categories, which is the largest?
a. Upper class
b. Middle class
c. Working class
d. Lower class
b. Middle class
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Based on what you have read in this chapter, how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in the United States experience adolescence as a time of confusion?
a. There are cultural inconsistencies in the definition of this stage of life as partly childlike and partly adultlike. b. Hormones greatly affect young people as they mature. c. Growth always involves change and change is confusing. d. Parents are no longer providing proper guidance to young people.
A sociologist studies how a teacher's attitudes toward particular students affect students' performance. Students of similar abilities who are "teacher's pets" perform at a high level, and students who are viewed as "troublemakers" perform poorly. This illustrates which explanation of deviance?
A. Anomie theory B. Cultural transmission C. Labeling theory D. Differential association
For prospective parents who seek to time their parenthood earlier or later in life, what advice does the text give?
a. It's better to have children when you are younger, due to youthful energy b. Have an awareness of the trade-offs—having children is a challenge at any age! c. Children are more of a joy when you are an older parent d. Pregnancies should be timed when you are in your mid-twenties
A large portion of the pollutants released into the air in the United States come from
A. oil drilling. B. automobiles. C. wildfires and other natural disasters. D. chlorofluorocarbons.