The __________ of your occupation refers specifically to how highly people think of it.

a. status consistency
b. power
c. prestige
d. status inconsistency


Answer: c. prestige

Sociology

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To support their professional ideology, a number of prostitutes claim that their work does all of the following, EXCEPT for

a) preventing rape and other sex crimes. b) saving marriages. c) introducing women to a highly skilled profession. d) providing the same services as social workers and psychiatrists.

Sociology

Field experiments typically have better generalizability because they occur outside an official laboratory setting. On the other hand, there are disadvantages, which include which of the following?

a. Researchers do not have complete control over the setting. b. It may be impossible to run the experiment so that it is methodologically sound. c. Researchers are usually at the mercy of others in the setting and must abide by institutional constraints. d. All of these. e. None of these.

Sociology

Taylor and Ally are attending a home game to cheer on their favorite baseball team. Taylor, like the vast majority of fans in attendance, is wearing the home team's jersey. Ally is wearing a random T-shirt that isn't even the team's color

Ally's behavior is __________. a. socially controlled b. socially deviant c. statistically deviant d. the norm

Sociology

Which is true regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

A. Approximately 5 million new cases are reported each year. B. STIs are personal problems rather than social problems. C. HPV is estimated to be the most common STI even though chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI. D. Gonorrhea receives more media attention than any other STI because it is so deadly and because of the political implications surrounding its discovery and treatment.

Sociology