The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call
a. subjective assessment.
b. claims making.
c. objective assessment.
d. factual analysis.
(Answer: b)
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Leadership in secondary groups (such as colleges, governmental agencies, and corporations) involves: a. an informal hierarchy. b. a friendly orientation
c. a clearly defined chain of command. d. a strong personality.
Social control theory is based on the assumptions that
A. most people feel some impulse toward deviance but that their attachment to a common value system keeps them from acting on those impulses. B. those with the most power in society define deviance and that they use supposed deviance to exclude others from power. C. deviance is a result of labeling and thus naturally leads to the need for mass incarceration. D. deviants agree with the goals of society but are blocked from achieving them through legitimate means.
Which early sociologist helped to lay the groundwork for all three major paradigms?
a. Karl Marx b. Harriet Martineau c. Émile Durkheim d. Max Weber