George Homan’s _____ proposition explains why the more often an actor is rewarded for a behavior to the less valuable those rewards become.
a. success-stimulus
b. value-rational
c. deprivation-satiation
d. aggression-approval
c. deprivation-satiation
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Which of the following is true of the concept of the "cult of domesticity"?
A. It was true for all women in the 20th century. B. It was limited to the experience of white middle- and upper-class women. C. It was limited to the experience of white working-class women. D. It was limited to the experience of black working-class women.
A focus group is organized to bring together as diverse a population as possible
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
John was recently sentenced for 10 years in prison for possession of crack cocaine. His lawyer discovered that others have served less time for the possession of powder cocaine, a drug often associated with a different category of people. John's lawyer has concluded that this discrepant sentencing is the result of __________.
a. individual discrimination b. institutional discrimination c. prejudice d. stereotyping
Gerhard Lenski argues that social inequality may have once served the overall purposes of society, but the degree of social and economic inequality that now exists far exceeds the need to provide for goods and services. This facet of Lenski's analysis is consistent with which perspective?
A. global perspective B. functionalist perspective C. conflict perspective D. interactionist perspective