What does the "sociological imagination" classify our lives as?

A) Conflicted lives, torn between demands of modern society
B) Contrasting lives, with good and bad aspects
C) Contextual lives, understandable in social contexts
D) Convoluted lives, complicated, often incomprehensible


Answer: C

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a. occupational indicators b. possessions c. role performances d. behavior expectations

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The only characteristic common to all forms of deviance is the fact that

a. they invoke formal sanctions. b. everyone in the society is offended by the act considered deviant. c. it is uniform across across time and place. d. some social audience regards the act or appearance as deviant.

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Explain what is meant by “empirical science” and provide an example of this in the field of sociology.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding trafficking?

A. Trafficking results in almost 8 million adults and children forced into servitude at any given time. B. Trafficking involves sexual slavery, but can include other types of forced labor as well. C. Most sex trafficking is national, rather than international in scope. Victims are usually forced to work as sex slaves in the same country from which they came. D. The case study about Maya and Parvati ends with both girls giving birth in a brothel and raising the next generation of sex slaves.

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