Human beings have a self—that is, they are able to look back on themselves as both subjects and objects in the universe. The author suggests that this fact leads people to
a. periodically become confused as to who they really are.
b. use religion to answer questions such as who we are and the nature of our importance.
c. build a "sacred cosmos" for people to understand and believe in.
d. seek individual freedom.
b
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Scholars who take a postmodernist approach claim that
a. in many respects, modernity has failed. b. science holds the important answers. c. people should be optimistic about their future. d. All of these responses are correct.
Which of the following beliefs about memory is not characteristic of older adults?
a. Memory is not stable. b. Memory will decline with age. c. I have little control over my memory. d. I know a great deal about how memory works.
The main criticism of voucher plans is that __________
a. so many congressional disputes take place over the issue, thus preventing the government from addressing more important matters b. regardless of their social class background, students are not served through this strategy c. they are likely to be used most effectively by more highly educated and affluent parents, thus worsening the existing situation of stratification and inequality in education d. they cost too much money e. they are impractical
William Robinson, a sociologist, found that during the 1930s there was a positive relationship between the literacy rate and percentage of the population that was foreign born. If you concluded on this basis that your neighbor, Yasmine, who is a foreign-born resident, has a higher literacy rate than other native-born residents, you would be committing the
a. individualistic fallacy. b. ex post facto fallacy. c. ecological fallacy. d. part-whole fallacy. e. secondary data fallacy.