Take a look at one of your social media pages, or look at somebody else’s. Can you find evidence that this person presents a self that is generally in line with the generalized other?

What will be an ideal response?


Perhaps more so in daily life, on the Internet we present ourselves (often by using significant symbols) as in line with societal expectations

Sociology

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In his book, Class, State, and Crime, Quinney (1980) outlined __________ broad categories of criminal activity

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

Peter Berger called the process whereby sociologists question actions and ideas that are usually taken for granted _____

a. "unveiling." b. "verstehen." c. "objectification." d. "debunking."

Sociology

The U.S. Department of Defense encourages military personnel to ignore mental health issues in order to protect their military careers

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The term for the practice of judging others by one's own cultural standards is ____

a. racism b. cultural relativism c. self-fulfilling prophecy d. ethnocentrism e. ethnography

Sociology