Compare, with an example, common sense and sociology
What will be an ideal response?
"women are naturally nurturing," or "men are naturally aggressive," or student's own example; these examples are based on stereotypes that men and women are "built" that way, rather than that they may seem or turn out that way. What seems true often turns out to be not true (or not to be entirely true) after sociological examination.
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The interactionist perspective is considered more of a supplement to the functionalist and conflict perspectives because it ________
a. exemplifies the theories discussed in other perspectives b. shows how societies can constitute of independent elements that are stable and remain in equilibrium c. provides the assumptions that form the foundations of other perspectives d. shows how the social processes described in other perspectives enter people's lives
Following cultural expectations excessively defines which type of behavior?
A. obedience B. obsession C. overconformity D. deviance
The Marxist view of social change is appealing to some because it
A. permits people to take a passive role in responding to inevitable cycles or changes in material culture. B. permits people to seize control of the historical process and gain their freedom from injustice. C. always leads to a reduction in social inequality. D. both permits people to seize control of the historical process and gain their freedom from injustice and always leads to a reduction in social inequality.
Before the twentieth century, criminials were thought to
a) have certain familial characteristics that noncriminals did not b) be feebleminded, psychotic, neurotic, psychopathic, or otherwise mentally disturbed c) have the same mental and physical characteristics as noncriminals d) have weaker educational backgrounds than noncriminals