What are cross-national comparisons?
a. a type of historical analysis that focuses on explaining differences between countries
b. a type of survey that compares people from one part of a country with people who lived there at earlier points in history
c. a type of demographic study that compares ethnic or racial groups in a single neighborhood
d. a type of extended case study focusing on two or more countries
a
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Sociologists can gauge _____, like communication processes, by observing everyday behavior and how people relate to each other.
A. nonmaterial facts B. enigmatic perspectives C. social statics D. social dynamics E. nonempirical facts
World systems theory is a form of ________ theory.
A. demographic B. functionalist C. materialist D. conflict
How might a functionalist view social stratification based on race and ethnicity?
a. Prejudice and discrimination are used by the dominant groups to maintain their status and privileges. b. Prejudice is learned in the process of socialization. c. Ethnocentrism is divisive and therefore always negative for society. d. A possible benefit of ethnocentrism is that it promotes group solidarity. e. Functionalism cannot be used to explain inequality based on race or ethnicity.
According to symbolic interactionists, the term "visitation rights"
a. minimizes the importance of the noncustodial parent's rights. b. gives the noncustodial parent a feeling of involvement in his or her child's life. c. signifies to the child that the noncustodial parent still loves him or her. d. undermines the child's identification with the stepparent.