Socially defined positions that people occupy are known as:

a. roles.
b. statuses.
c. a society.
d. exchanges.
e. conflicts.


B

Sociology

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According to the ________, the key role of the federal government in solving urban problems is to keep the economy healthy, not to intervene directly with federal programs and funding

a. gentrification strategy b. defensible space strategy c. urban renewal approach d. laissez-faire approach

Sociology

Salvatore is participating in a survey. Before starting, the researcher tells him that he will be paid five dollars for participating and that he can stop the survey at any point and still be compensated for his time. This is an example of

A. confidentiality. B. anonymity. C. informed consent. D. All of these answers are correct.

Sociology

In their research on the American prison system, Bruce Western and Jeffrey Reiman note that the prison system functions as though it were designed to

A. train and socialize prisoners into a career of secondary deviance. B. help prisoners repay their debt to society. C. give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison. D. make prisoners more respectable.

Sociology

Many factories and companies are linked through knowledge and information. This is referred to as ______.

A. knowledge inferential B. information sourcing C. informationalism D. intelligence systems

Sociology