Which sociological perspective's approach explains why rule violation continues to exist in societies despite pressures to conform and obey, but fails to indicate how a given person comes to commit a deviant act or why on some occasions crimes do or do not occur?
A. Interactionist perspective
B. Feminist perspective
C. Functionalist perspective
D. Conflict perspective
Answer: C
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Gamson found that there were "violence users" and "violence recipients" in the overall portion of his sample that was involved in violence. Which of the following best describes his findings regarding these groups?
a. violence users rarely found "acceptance" b. violence users rarely gained new advantages c. violence recipients most often found acceptance d. violence recipients most often found new advantages e. violence users were much more likely to find acceptance and new advantages compared to violence recipients
Which of the following statements best describes assimilation?
A. It is behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly because of their group membership. B. It involves conforming to the dominant group's culture, adopting its language and values, and intermarrying with that group. C. It is the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups. D. It refers to the systematic effort to kill all members of a particular ethnic, religious, political, racial, or national group. E. It is the process of making oversimplified or exaggerated generalization about a group of people.
What is pain in the abdomen or pelvis that some women feel at ovulation?
- mittelschmerz - anovulation - menarche - menstruation
Which of the following correctly states scientific findings of observed caregiver interaction with male and female infants?
A. Parents use more variation in words related to emotions when interacting with male children, especially in words that relate to competition and anger. B. Male children are held longer and kept closer after reaching 6 months of age than are female children. C. Female children are held longer and kept closer after they reach 6 months of age than are male children. D. Fathers initiate rougher styles of play with any child, regardless of whether the child is male or female.