People ignoring credible warnings about terrorist attacks due to the massive amounts of coverage in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, is an example of
A. surveillance function.
B. dominant ideology.
C. narcotizing dysfunction.
D. gatekeeping.
Answer: C
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A. Conflict and feminist perspectives B. Interactionist perspective C. Functionalist perspective D. Global and interactionist perspectives
A single-father raising three children has a difficult time paying rent and his bills and buying necessities. This family is experiencing ______.
A. abject poverty B. absolute poverty C. relative poverty D. social poverty
Which position sometimes attributes the social class differences that can be found in society to innate, biological differences?
A. social determinism B. biological determinism C. social Darwinism D. environmental determinism
The refers to a change in a respondent's answer based on the fact that an interviewer is present
a. response bias b. criterion bias c. Hawthorn effect d. interviewer effect e. none of these