According to Talcott Parsons, expressive action involves ______.
a. cognitive motivational interests and cognitive value standards
b. cathectic interests and appreciative standards
c. evaluative interests and moral standards
d. goals determined by cathectic interests and appreciative standards; means determined by cognitive standards
b. cathectic interests and appreciative standards
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Researchers Ben-David and Lavee studied Israeli families to learn how members behaved toward one another during a missile attack. The researchers studied
a. an outgroup. b. significant symbols. c. a primary group. d. collective memory.
__________ mortality is a problem for a specific form of longitudinal study, in which the participants drop out of the project or disappear completely
a. cohort. b. panel. c. trend. d. longitudinal. e. cross-sectional.
Kitsuse (1977) redefined the study of
a. social deviance as a form of institutional interaction often involving power elites. b. social problems as a form of male domination as predicted by feminist theory. c. social deviance as a majority-minority interaction between interest groups. d. social problems as claims that particular conditions be viewed as public issues and to study the claims makers.
A researcher spends time with small organic farmers on their land and at market in order to understand their particular subculture, noting the brands of work clothes they prefer; their conversations about hoop houses, compost, and aquaponics; and the nonverbal greetings they give other drivers on rural roads. This focus reflects which approach to research?
a.) postmodernism b.) conflict theory c.) symbolism interactionism d.) functionalism