Which of the following statements about social contexts would sociologists agree is true?
a. Social contexts can be easily overcome by the will of the individual.
b. Social contexts are important but ultimately cannot be used to determine anything about an individual.
c. Social contexts can sometimes be used to understand some types of group situations.
d. Social contexts can have a huge impact on where individuals end up in life.
d
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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a. emotion work b. keys c. feeling rules d. display rules
Activity theory is an application of which theoretical approach?
a. structural-functional approach b. social-conflict approach c. symbolic-interaction approach d. social-disorganization approach
Which of the following are major ethical issues that are of concern in the analysis and reporting of qualitative research?
a. subjective judgment b. nonrepresentative sampling c. protecting subjects' privacy d. objective judgment and representative sampling e. subjective judgment and nonrepresentative sampling