A category used to understand a situation, and that consists of a set of expectations for the behavior of a person in a particular position, is called a ______
a. stereotype
b. role
c. generalization
d. label
b
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Survey research suggests that couples who make the greatest use of social media are__________.
A. likely to have the highest levels of relational conflict B. likely to be older C. typically included in a racial or ethnic minority D. typically people with low levels of education
Vietnam is a land of motorbikes. This mode of transportation is dominant, because
a. the U.S. government subsidizes motorbike production. b. the U.S. subsidizes car production. c. people don't want cars or trucks. d. Vietnam places high tariffs on imported cars and trucks.
All of the following are part of Park's race-relations cycle EXCEPT:
a. competition. b. contact. c. ethnocentrism. d. accommodation.
To the extent that a society is stable, adaptation type I—conformity to both cultural goals and institutionalized means—is the most common and widely diffused. Were this not so, the stability and continuity of the society
a. would become predictable. b. would only improve. c. could not be maintained. d. would return to mistakes of the past.