According to the sociological perspective, which of the following best explains social problems?
A) Norm violators
B) People who seek self-actualization
C) Problems caused by societal conditions
D) Biology
Answer: C
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The common cold, influenza, and food poisoning are examples of
a. simple diseases. b. immune system diseases. c. acute diseases. d. chronic diseases.
Which of the following is true of the contribution of peers to gender socialization?
a. Nursery schools, at least, seem unaware of gender roles and do not encourage them. b. Teenagers who most closely fulfill gender role expectations are given the greatest respect. c. Acceptance or rejection by peers has little influence on the adolescent's self-concept. d. Boys are more concerned than girls with gender role socialization. e. Children are often encouraged to act out the roles for the opposite sex.
One characteristic of semi-professions is that they often have a predominance of
a. people with only a high school education. b. women. c. minority group members. d. geographically isolated people. e. people following a second career.
In Pugh’s study, parents ______.
a. from the lower class understood children’s desire to belong through the consumption of goods; but parents from the upper class did not equate consumption with belonging b. in the upper class sought to provide their children with goods in order to establish the divide between their children and children from lower classes c. sought to limit their children’s consumption to prevent their children from becoming “spoiled” d. from both classes understood the consumptive desires of their children as representative of belonging