Sociologists use the term privileged to mean an earned advantage or opportunity
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Which of the following statements is true of prejudice?
a. Prejudice involves attitudes, thoughts, beliefs, and actions. b. Prejudice involves disliking a person because his or her behavior is objectionable. c. Prejudice necessarily coincides with discriminatory behavior. d. Prejudice occurs even if one has had little or no contact with a racial or ethnic group.
The efforts of disability rights activists to remove the stigma attached to disabilities demonstrate how the definition of normal versus abnormal depends upon
A. how individuals feel. B. the nature of the affliction. C. cultural definition. D. the degree of abnormality.
The feminist perspective criticizes conservatives for __________
a. exploiting female caregivers b. perpetuating the idea that families should be self-sufficient c. their cooperation between the community, family, and employers d. their sense of collectivism
Social control carried out by authorized agents-such as police officers, judges, school administrators, and employers-is called
A. formal social control. B. neutralization. C. conformity. D. informal social control.