Why is sociological research important in our everyday lives?
A. It propagates misinformation.
B. It exposes myths.
C. It is isolated from social policies.
D. It fails to explain why people behave irrationally.
E. It is often misleading and wrong.
Answer: B
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______ refers to a social and cultural system by which we categorize people based on presumed biological differences.
A. Nationality B. Ethnicity C. Race D. Immigration
What is the difference between stratification and differentiation? a. Differentiation is based on different social statuses, stratification is never based on statuses
b. Differentiation is not necessarily unequal, but stratification is. c. Stratification develops in many groups and organizations, but differentiation is less common. d. Stratification exists in modern societies, and differentiation existed in previous societies.
Reynolds and Baird's study revealed that those who failed to achieve their educational dreams did not experience long-term frustrations over that failure. They called this response
A. the Hawthorne effect. B. social control. C. resocialization. D. adaptive resiliency.
The major focus for capitalists is on ______.
A. increasing profits as much as possible B. feeling "connected" to the products or services they sell C. maintaining overall social harmony in their companies D. social cohesiveness and social solidarity E. employee satisfaction