Noriko is a young, single Japanese woman who works full time, but continues to live with her parents because she doesn't want the stresses involved with having a family of her own. Sociologist Masahiro Yamada would call Noriko a(n)
a. juku.
b. millennial.
c. selfish woman.
d. parasite single.
d
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a. true b. false
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a. prior to birth, including abortions and miscarriages. b. for a mother during childbirth. c. during the first year of life. d. before reaching the teenage years.
In a study of professional socialization in medical schools, Howard Becker found that in the later years of their training, medical students:
a. are taught the informal norms of the profession b. experience a high dropout rate c. first begin to think of themselves as professionals d. tend to become cynical about the profession
Which of the following refers to Durkheim's notion on the loss of direction felt by individuals when social control becomes ineffective?
A. Functionalism B. Social constraint C. Communion D. Anomie