Ethnocentrism is the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. Therefore, ethnocentrism fosters cohesion in a group. This observation would best reflect which sociological perspective?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. feminist perspective
A. functionalist perspective
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Marx believed that ________ was the basis for the stratification system and that the economic elite exerts tremendous influence on government policies and action and is, therefore, a ruling class
a. economics b. democracy c. equality d. race
Simply given the number of Hispanics living in Texas and in North Dakota, it is more likely that European Americans will have a Hispanic friend if they live in El Paso, Texas, than if they live in Devil's Lake, North Dakota. This fact illustrates the importance of understanding:
a. the number and types of statuses available. b. the consequences of occupying a particular status. c. what combination of statuses is possible. d. the distribution of people across different statuses.
In a nursing home, the nutritional content of the food served is carefully tracked. However, many residents do not eat all of the food served to them because it is cold and unappetizing, and none of the staff will heat it up for them. This is an example of
A. detached concern. B. labeling caregiving as “unskilled” labor and reducing the pay. C. documenting care rather than providing care. D. curing over caring. E. the shift to a managed care model.
Conversational analysis examines what level of our social world?
A. meso B. macro C. societal D. micro