Which term describes the process by which people learn, and come to accept, the ways of a group or a society?

A. impression management
B. ethnomethodology
C. socialization
D. dramaturgy


Answer: C

Sociology

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In an experiment testing the effect of new calculators on elementary school students, teachers have raised concerns about training their students how to use the new calculator. They believe it will be time consuming and challenging. Which type of resistance to random assignment is this?

a. need b. conflicts with practice c. fairness d. diffusion

Sociology

What is an example of covert research in field research?

a. Data collection b. Statistical analyses c. Observations of public behaviour d. Organizational studies

Sociology

At what age does living in a long-term care facility or in elder housing become more likely for older Americans?

A. age 85 and older B. age 70 and older C. age 60 and older D. age 75 and older

Sociology

Mears and Finlay describe some similarities between strippers and exotic dancers and models. Yet, according to them, there is a fundamental difference between these occupational groups. What is it?

a. While strippers get paid by individuals, models must meet corporate and organizational requirements to keep their jobs. b. While strippers have to reveal their whole bodies naked to the public, models mostly work clothed and can hide some of their bodily defects. c. While strippers can modify their bodies with modern technology to make themselves more attractive to their customers, models cannot rely so readily on technology to transform their bodies into the ideal required by the industry. d. While strippers rely on their genetic predisposition toward cultural forms of beauty, models can only achieve their goals through diet and exercise.

Sociology