Which theoretical area focuses on the recent and widespread changes that transformed almost everything about the modern world throughout the last half century?
a. Theories of Consumption
b. Theories of Globalization
c. Theories of Science, Technology, and Society
d. Postmodern Social Theory
d. Postmodern Social Theory
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Which of the following statements is true of mixed status?
a. It is concerned with religious orientations rather than citizenship. b. It magnifies the usual pressures within a family. c. It becomes problematic when the noncitizens are legal. d. It becomes problematic when the noncitizens are well documented.
The expectations attached to any particular status depend on the person who occupies it at that time
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
College students and office workers often set up pools in which they fill out brackets for the NCAA Basketball Championship tournament, a socially accepted form of gambling. Can you think of other mala prohibita crimes in which your peers commonly engage? Do you think they are acceptable behaviors? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
When a sociologist emphasizes the material resources required for social movements, such as donations, employees or volunteers, physical space, and publicity, which theory of social movements is she or he likely using?
a. mass society theory b. resource-mobilization theory c. new social movements theory d. cultural theory