Researchers found that state legislators were less likely to respond to constituents with black-sounding names than to those with white-sounding names. This is an example of:

prejudicial discrimination.

institutional discrimination.

stereotyping.

individual discrimination.


individual discrimination.

Sociology

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General customs and practices that are found in every culture are called

A. cultural integration. B. cultural diffusion. C. cultural universals. D. cultural relativism.

Sociology

Young adults reject death because

a. they probably have not faced the death of a significant other. b. they do not yet accept the inevitability of death. c. they are just preparing for the hopes, challenges, and success of life. d. of all of the above. e. of both a and b above.

Sociology

What is marriage, and compare global practices of marriage.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

According to Erving Goffman, where do we put on acts for others?

a. Front Region b. Back Region c. Lifeworld d. Stage

Sociology