Which sociological perspective maintains that the laws of a society are created by the groups in power and help those groups maintain their superior status?
A. Conflict perspective
B. Functionalist perspective
C. Interactionist perspective
D. Global perspective
Answer: A
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As Chinese immigrants in 1887, the Chang family struggled to make ends meet. Mr. Chang worked on the railroad, and Mrs. Chang took in others' laundry. Mrs. Chang's role as a wage-earner was an example of a(n)
a. family strategy. b. matriarchal position. c. cultural identity. d. ethnic defiance.
John is looking to randomly select 100 students in his college to take part in a graduate research study on underage drinking. He has a list of all students that is numbered. To select participants, he uses a random number table to choose them. What form of sampling is John using?
a. systematic sampling. b. snowball sampling. c. simple random sampling. d. multistage cluster sampling. e. stratified sampling.
An American who believes that sexism does not exist in U.S. culture, but is horrified by arranged marriages and the treatment of women in other cultures is practicing ______.
A. globalization B. ethnocentrism C. social diversity D. the sociological imagination
SAGE News Clips: Work and Life BalanceDescription: To meet the demands of dual-income families, new strategies are needed in order to solve what is referred to as "work and life balance." New York-based start-up Quirky has instituted a policy it calls "blackout"--no work e-mails or calls for everyone during multiple times in a year so all employees can take time off simultaneously. Major companies like Volkswagen and Goldman Sachs have similar strategies to keep their employees "clear thinking," "creative," and "objective."Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 90, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Which of the following statements about Quirky's
"blackout" policy is true? A. Employees are required to monitor e-mail and voice mail during a "blackout." B. Employees can decide when to use their "blackout" days. C. All employees take "blackout" days, regardless of whether or not they are working parents. D. Quirky is the only known company to have adopted this strategy to promote work and life balance.