Becker coined the term __________ to refer to those who use their own perspectives on "right" and "wrong" to create the rules about what constitutes deviant or conventional behavior
a. significant others
b. moral entrepreneurs
c. reference groups
d. power elite
b
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Gender affects the health of men and women in which of the following ways?
a. Compared to white men, white women, and African American men, African American women have the lowest life expectancy. b. U.S. culture's definition of masculinity places men at higher risk for accidents, violence, and suicide. c. Physicians offer women more counseling about nutrition, exercise, and weight loss. d. Women's health problems are generally treated more aggressively than men's problems.
____________ exists when partners disagree about marital roles and responsibilities
a. Role strain b. Role overload c. Role ambiguity d. Role conflict
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
According to contagion theory, individual acts are consciously and intentionally copied until they explode into collective action.
Role conflict occurs when __________
a. there is incompatibility of different roles played by a single person b. there is anxiety due to the inability to meet all the role requirements at the same time c. the expectations within a single role are incompatible d. the role a person plays challenges the significant people in the person’s life