Which of the following is an example of language reflecting social change?
a. The LGBT community making positive meaning out of the term “queer”
b. White people today referring to black people as “colored”
c. The use of the term “Oriental” today
d. The use of American Sign Language
Answer: A
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a. How do our cultural patterns reflect the biological evolution of our species? b. How do social patterns help societies operate? c. What social patterns support inequality? d. What cultural patterns are universal?
Define the concept of stigma and explain how stigma relates to the sociological study of deviance. How can being assigned a “master status” that is stigmatized, like that of criminal, lead to a continuation of deviant behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
Two members of a dance group are best friends despite the fact that one member is white and the other is an African American. In the context of sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, these members can be called _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By 2014, the average household contained ________ people.
A. 4.57 B. 1.57 C. 2.54 D. 3.57