Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. W.E.B. Du Bois is best known for his studies which focused on race relations and double consciousness.
2. Karl Marx created communism as it was practiced by the Soviet Union and other countries in the twentieth century.
3. Max Weber focused on the intersection between religion and the family.
4. George Homans was the main figure in exchange theory.
5. Rational choice theorists believe that institutions act rationally, but people rarely do.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

Sociology

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(a) 100,000 (b) 200,000 (c) 300,000 (d) 500,000

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What term refers to the process of regulating or

moderating a person's or collective's behavior and is a way for a society to maintain conformity and cohesion by internalizing actions that are deemed "right or "wrong"? a. sanctions b. social context c. deterrence d. social control

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Gregory Mantsios argues in "Media Magic: Making Class Invisible," that the media represents the concerns of the wealthy. Which of the following are examples of this?

a. the large amount of space devoted to business news and stock market quotes b. the large quantity of coupons included in daily newspapers c. the medias consistent focus on structural inequalities that cause social problems d. the frequent coverage of movements for social change

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Compare and contrast the research approaches of Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo. How where they similar? How were they different? Use examples.

What will be an ideal response?

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