The tendency for people to take extreme positions in the direction they were already inclined due to group membership is known as
a. social identification.
b. false consciousness.
c. group polarization.
d. social unity.
Answer: c. group polarization.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to Max Weber,
A. the capitalist economy is the most beneficial to a culture. B. culture is a source of power. C. culture influences other institutions. D. nonmaterial and material culture are equally important.
Sociobiology is founded on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Since the 1970s, the United States has:
a. become an increasingly diverse country. b. completely eliminated racial and ethnic inequalities. c. had a majority of immigrants come from European countries. d. seen very little immigration.