Which norm allows people privacy and makes it possible for urban Americans to occupy crowded public spaces without making each other uneasy?

a. participant observation
b.personal mores
c. civil inattention
d. social deviance


c. civil inattention

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A) non-Hispanic whites B) Hispanics C) non-Hispanic blacks D) Asians

Sociology

Profit and loss are the benchmarks of business, while in social service programs, the benchmarks are all of the following EXCEPT:

a. client need. b. cost-effectiveness. c. number served. d. cost efficacy.

Sociology

Read the following hypothesis: Customers who experience personalized conversations with Snackbot are more likely to cooperate with Snackbot's request than those who experience impersonal scripted conversation. The dependent variable is

a. norm formation. b. Snackbot. c. presence or absence of personalized conversation. d. cooperation (or not) with Snackbot's request.

Sociology