Which sociological perspective(s) would be most likely to emphasize that the mass media exacerbate many divisions in our society, including those based on gender, race, ethnicity, and social class?
A. global and interactionist perspectives
B. functionalist perspective
C. conflict and feminist perspectives
D. interactionist perspective
Answer: C
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a. power. b. lifestyle. c. prestige. d. identity.
A concrete indicator of globalization's control and surveillance of the poor, as reported in the textbook, is:
a. restricting poor people's access to resources through official and government approved channels b. ensuring that that the poor can only benefit from social service programs c. limiting the poor to income generating activities d. ensuring the poor have access to capital through micro-credit enterprises leading to poverty.
Which of the following is/are (a) dysfunction(s) of deviance?
a. Deviance makes social life problematic because it reduces our certainty that others will obey the norms. b. Deviance sends a signal that something is wrong in society. c. Deviance promotes social change. d. all of the above
Ilka lives in a Scandinavian society in which the main social units are organizations, corporations, and bureaucracies. Her society is:
A) communal B) personal C) transitional D) associational