Your best friend lives with her mother and father, her two sisters, and her grandmother and aunt, all in the same household. A sociologist would refer to this as a(n) ________ family.
a. nuclear
b. extended
c. matrilocal
d. polygamous
Answer: b. extended
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The mass media
a. provide the person most of the information to define sociopolitical reality. b. play a very small role in promoting the existing values and practices of society. c. have no impact on the person's view of the world and what is important. d. maintain a clear line between news and entertainment.
William I. Thomas observed that people respond not only to the objective features of a situation or person, but also to the social meaning that situation or person has for them. This observation reflects which sociological perspective?
A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. global perspective
_______________ is especially suited for topics that a researcher wants to study over a long time span because the data sets are relatively stable and the data is gathered over multiple time points
a. Secondary data b. Primary data c. Manifest content d. Nonreactive research e. Physical trace analysis
Which of the following is a type of nonmaterial culture?
A. artwork B. literature C. food D. knowledge