As she was walking through the park, Consuelawas struck by the sounds of two improvising musicians. They were standing on the grass near some benches, one playing a guitar and the other a flute, and Consuela stopped to listen to them. Half a dozen other people also stopped. The people listening to the musicians made up a(n)
a. category.
b. aggregate.
c. social network.
d. secondary group.
b. aggregate.
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Sociology is a single-paradigm science.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Many people consider themselves to be middle class, but the book defines the middle class by the following criteria:
a. a family of four that makes between $35,000 and $100,000 per year b. an individual who makes between $50,000 and $100,000 per year c. a family of four that has two working parents and owns a home d. an individual who is employed and owns assets worth $50,000 to $100,000
A child receives an A on her report card, and her parents treat her to dessert at dinner for her hard work. Which of the following concepts best applies to this example?
a. Social control b. Deviance c. Conformity d. Sanctions
Which sociologist defined technology as "cultural information about the ways in which the material resources of the environment may be used to satisfy human needs and desires"?
A. George Murdock B. Seymour Martin Lipset C. Robin Williams D. Gerhard Lenski