To impress her friends, Laura wears an expensive dress to a party. A sociologist might say Laura is engaging in

a. structural social mobility.
b. relative deprivation.
c. reference group behavior.
d. conspicuous consumption.


d

Sociology

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a. day care centers going bankrupt b. a lower standard of care at day care centers c. young children learning to value money more than anything else d. a greater number of good day care centers

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Berger believes that sociology is a(n)

a. pastime. b. passion that drives one. c. interesting but difficult perspective to understand. d. interesting and easy perspective to understand.

Sociology

______ are the behaviors that people adopt to carry out their conflict management styles

A. Means B. Scripts C. Tactics D. Aggressive acts

Sociology

Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) proposes that career choice is a result of the application of social cognitive theory, particularly the concept of self-efficacy.

A. Piaget's B. Holland's C. Bandura's D. Vygotsky's

Sociology