Charlie has a visible disability that influences the way people talk to him. A positive social scientist might examine Charlie's case through the lens of
a) the absolute perspective
b) the subjective perspective
c) the relativist perspective
d) the voluntarist perspective
Answer: a) the absolute perspective
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The "golden age" of the traditional American family, in the 1940s and 1950s, had which of the following characteristics:
A. higher rates of teen pregnancy than today B. large numbers of children who were not getting the medical care that they needed C. a rapidly increasing divorce rate D. all of these
One of the most important roles for sociologists of religion is to examine belief systems in order to evaluate their truthfulness
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In his interview with Dalton Conley, Matthew Desmond talks about the "Aspen effect," wherein people who work in fashionable places like Aspen, Colorado, are forced to commute long distances. But Desmond notes another factor that has a major impact: eviction. Families that cannot pay their rent must move and find a new place to live. The major challenge faced by those being evicted is that after moving due to eviction, the commute times become even longer. eviction takes a lot of money to fight in court. eviction is time-consuming and forces people to miss work. eviction forces families into bad neighborhoods.
a.) after moving due to eviction, the commute times become even longer. b.) eviction takes a lot of money to fight in court. c.) eviction is time-consuming and forces people to miss work. d.) eviction forces families into bad neighborhoods.
Social control carried out by authorized agents-such as police officers, judges, school administrators, and employers-is called
A. informal social control. B. neutralization. C. formal social control. D. conformity.