The characteristics associated with being a male, such as being tall, handsome, young, and athletic, is referred to as ______________________.
a. emphasized masculinity
b. hegemonic masculinity
c. dominant masculinity
d. hypermonic masculinity
b. hegemonic masculinity
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Teachers who label students in a certain manner can affect their academic performance. This is part of the symbolic interactionist perspective as it pertains to education. 2. There is an increase in the commercialization of education. 3. We can tell that American education is meritocratic because social origin and ascribed statuses have little effect on how much students learn and how far they go in school. 4. Completion of a bachelor’s degree or higher varies by race more than graduation from high school. 5. Recent research on school effects has contradicted the findings of the Coleman Report.
Vance Packard attributes the irrational and impulsive buying of family food to:
a. advertising. b. attitudes. c. values. d. anxiety.
Which sociologist stated that sociological inquiry is to acknowledge inconvenient facts?
A. W. E. B. Du Bois B. Karl Marx C. C. Wright Mills D. Max Weber
Which of the following explains why segregation persists in the United States?
A. It is commonplace to identify housing markets by school district. B. Laws are strictly followed by realtors and lenders. C. White residents tend to move out after a certain number of minorities move in. D. Ethnic and racial minorities do not wish to live in integrated communities.