A hypothetical actor in a hypothetical situation bounded by an array of parameters and conditions is called a
a. unit act.
b. role-set.
c. latent.
d. manifest.
a. unit act.
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Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status?
a. role b. master status c. status set d. role set
According to the data presented in the text, incomes in the US are
a. falling for the average family. b. rising for everyone except the very rich. c. decreasing in dispersion (income inequality is decreasing). d. increasing in dispersion (income inequality is increasing).
______ posits that power within society is decentralized, widely shared, diffused, and fragmented.
A. Pluralism B. Coalitional politics C. Structuralism D. Binary analysis
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, relief was slow in coming and looting was commonplace. For those who were caught stealing other people's possessions, "mob justice" became an issue. This illustrates which theory?
a. Convergence theory b. Contagion theory c. Emergent norm theory d. Circular reaction theory