Your textbook authors assert that, "Sociology is always wrestling with two immense and seemingly contradictory questions, social order and social disorder" (pg 3). Identify and explain, with examples, the
view illustrated by this statement, and explain what this has to do with common sense.
What will be an ideal response?
A good essay will identify the Both/And view, give examples such as high rates of both divorce and remarriage or high rates of poverty in a wealthy country, and discuss how the fact that these contrasts or opposites can simultaneously exist is not common sense.
You might also like to view...
An institution is likely to be engaged in redlining when ________
a. it prevents minority employees from attaining promotions b. women are denied opportunities for moving laterally within the organization c. Black students with low test scores are expelled d. mortgages are denied for houses in minority neighborhoods
In general, what has been the impact of global economic restructuring? a. The global economy has had a positive effect on the U.S. economy in particular, creating many new jobs in the manufacturing sector
b. In the global economy, assembly-line work is performed in nations with less power globally. c. State regulation has made the transfer of jobs overseas unattractive to U.S. manufacturers. d. Economic restructuring has had no real impact globally.
?The Milgram study provides evidence that obedience to even seemingly unreasonable authority may be more common than most of us would like to believe.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Overall, ________ households have higher rates of poverty than any other group.
A. single-father B. single-mother C. remarried male-headed D. remarried female-headed