Which of the following statements concerning the theory of sociobiology is NOT true?
a. Genes set limits on human abilities.
b. Important developments in human life have occurred as a result of social and cultural change.
c. In the past 100,000 years, there has been relatively little organic change in the human species.
d. The rules of science required that we reject the sociobiological hypothesis.
D
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The decline of the People's Temple in California occurred primarily because the
a. Temple lost is economic base; it could not make it financially. b. Temple could not increase its membership. c. The membership got too large and individuals increasingly defected. d. Temple got into trouble with the law.
The norm of voluntary participation threatens the social research goal of generalizability
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following are functions of a "death system"?1. Preventing death2. Making sense of the death3. Disposing of the dead4. Utilizing the environment
A. 1, 2, and 4 B. 1, 3, and 4 C. 1, 2, and 3 D. 2, 3, and 4
Many people turn to crime because they were raised in poverty, or choose to drop out of school, or have a peer group that supports criminal behavior. This shows __________.
A. Durkheim's study did not go far enough B. social problems are difficult to define C. social problems are often closely interrelated D. the fallacy of the sociological imagination