Gwen, an advocate of sexual reform knows (from research studies) that condoms can prevent sexual transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy. She decides to educate incoming freshman at her university about the advantages of using the condom through a short film depicting various characters. Some of the characters portray traditional mindsets (refusing to wear condoms); some portray the more
liberal mindsets (proponents of condoms); and some of the characters are transitional characters who move from traditional to more liberal in their adoption of condom use. She plans on recording the rates of pregnancy/STDs for the incoming freshman at her university before and after the educational short film. She also plans on comparing her results with those of freshman at a different university with similar demographics who do not watch the educational short film. The rates for pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases is the
a. social indicator.
b. social intervention.
c. social outcome.
d. response variable.
e. evaluation commitment.
D
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Stark and Finke compare religious organizations to an economy; their key insight was that
a. some religious organizations are better competitors than others. b. religions must cooperate in order to thrive. c. religions are costly to join,. d. the more liberal religions were more likely to survive.
A media company introduces a policy that married women should not be hired regardless of their qualifications, because they are not adequately equipped to handle stress. This is an example of ________.
A. institutional discrimination B. trained incapacity C. instrumentality D. pluralism
Canada granted ___________ to those immigrants who came in 1910, which had been denied to earlier immigrants.
a. land
b. cash grants
c. basic freedoms
d. opportunities to work
From the functionalist perspective, self-policing is
A. necessary for both the individual and society. B. not necessary to preserve order. C. oppressive of individuals. D. limiting freedom in society.