Define structural analysis.

What will be an ideal response?


Systematic thinking about how patterns of life and belief are reproduced across time and space such that social institutions—composed of roles, positions, groups, norms, values, and rituals—are created and maintained, thereby building and rebuilding society.

Sociology

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The author uses __________ sanctions, such as frowns, stares, and gossip, to illustrate what we do to encourage normative behavior

a. informal b. formal c. legal d. positive

Sociology

Between 1985 and 2000, the cost of hospital care more than

a. doubled. b. tripled. c. quadrupled. d. quintupled.

Sociology

Every Sunday, Janet, Laneitha, and Margaret get together for lunch, and Janet usually decides which restaurant they will eat at. However, one Sunday, Laneitha and Margaret told Janet they wanted to try a new restaurant in town. Laneitha and Margaret formed a:

Sociology

Which of the following is a characteristic of fundamentalist groups and movements?

A. flexible B. tolerant C. objective D. scriptural

Sociology