Which of the following is NOT an example given in the chapter demonstrating that membership in a group can have negative effects on health and safety?
a. Beggar children in India who are intentionally deformed to increase their earning potential
b. Children in the United States who are required to have immunizations in order to attend public school
c. Children of a religious sect in Colorado who are not given medical treatment
d. Appalachian religious groups who routinely handle poisonous snakes
Answer: b. Children in the United States who are required to have immunizations in order to attend public school
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Which of the following is true about the experience of childhood in Colonial America?
A. childhood was a protected time during which children were sheltered from physical violence and political turmoil B. childhood was a privileged time during which the young person spent his or her time learning to read and write and prepare to contribute to the family by beginning work in the household at around age 12 C. childhood was a much shorter and harsher experience than we would recognize, with most children being asked to contribute labor to the family household around age 6 and being sent away to apprentice with other families around age 14 D. childhood was a much longer and yet harsher experience than we would recognize, with most children kept under the stringent control and supervision of the father until they were 18
Brenda gives generously to a number of local charities; however, she also strongly believes in the value of hard work and "earning your own keep." Sociologists would characterize Brenda's thinking as a __________.
A. value contradiction B. breakdown of morality C. clash of cultures D. cultural dysfunction
Despite a government that is at once bureaucratic and democratic in the United States, some sociologists would argue that bureaucracy and democracy are fundamentally at odds.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
We may distinguish both true and false needs. _______are those which are superimposed upon the individual by particular social interests in his repression: the needs which perpetuate toil, aggressiveness, misery, and injustice.
a. “False” b. “True” c. “Basic” d. “Human”