Which is an example of survey data collected by the Census Bureau outside the decennial census?
a. International trade numbers
b. Cable television usage
c. Frequency of doctor visits a year
d. Computer ownership
D
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relationship between social position and labeling is true? A. A person’s social position does not affect how they are labeled by society. B. Those in power (e.g., the executives who run GEO) are less likely to resist deviant labeling than those with less power (e.g., undocumented immigrants). C. Those in power (e.g., the executives who run GEO) are able to bypass labeling entirely. D. Even if they committed the same crime, those with less power (e.g., undocumented immigrants) are less likely to resist deviant labeling than those with more power (e.g., the executives who run GEO).
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Prosumption theory replaces terms like production and consumption, which have dominated sociological thought since its beginnings. 2. According to Michel Foucault, prior to the 20th century, homosexual acts were not considered indicative of a person’s total self or identity. 3. According to Michel Foucault, the 19th-century development of the sciences of sex including such as psychoanalysis and sexology were the early steps in normalizing homosexuality. 4. According to Michel Foucault, the 19th-century transformations in industrial and domestic life brought people together and were thus early steps in normalizing homosexuality. 5. A central claim of queer theory is that, as binaries, heterosexuality and homosexuality define each other and hence depend for their meaning on each other.
Du Bois concludes with which of the following in The Philadelphia Negro regarding the “Negro problems”, except?
a. these problems are a function of historical conditions b. individuals need to change both their attitudes and behaviors c. these problems are a function of structural conditions d. political interests hands in their condition
A shared monopoly occurs when four or fewer firms supply 50 percent or more of a particular market, performing much as a monopoly or cartel would. Another term for this is __________.
A. oligochaete B. oligoclase C. oligarchy D. oligopoly