Research by the Public Agenda Organization found that the number one reason students gave for dropping out of college is which of these?

A. feeling bored
B. difficulty fitting in
C. needing to work to make money
D. inability to keep up with the academic rigor of classes


Answer: C

Sociology

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In the past, students who could not give correct answers in class were sometimes forced to wear a tall cone-shaped hat called a "dunce cap" that was embarrassing and signified that they were dumb. This cap is an example of what Erving Goffman called

A) sanction B) stigma C) taboo D) mos

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Which of the following factors has contributed to the migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland United States?

a. the prevalence of crony capitalism in the mainland b. the environmental degradation and desertification of the island c. the absence of legal restrictions against travel to the mainland d. the increasingly expensive air transportation in the island

Sociology

Although there is no precise tally of homeless people, most estimates suggest that about how many people in the United States are homeless for some period of time during any given year?

A. 5,000 B. 50,000 C. 500,000 D. 1.5 million

Sociology

A symbolic-interaction analysis does which of the following?

a. It highlights how religion is linked to social inequality. b. It examines how religion serves the interests of elites. c. It explores the meanings people attach to their actions and their lives. d. It identifies the function of religion for society.

Sociology