On the first day of class, Professor Smith always wears a tie to convey that he is serious about his job. On the other hand, he gives out his home number as a way of letting students know that he is approachable. Professor Smith is engaged in
a. backstage behavior.
b. impression management.
c. role strain.
d. role conflict.
b
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Minority groups in the country of Ozwa are always discriminated against and treated with hostility. In order for them to be treated equally in society, they are forced to learn the practices of the major community of Ozwa and adapt to the mainstream
By doing so, they stand to lose their cultural identity and are absorbed into the mainstream. This process of getting absorbed into the dominant group is known as ________. a. pluralism b. recidivism c. ethnocentrism d. assimilation
When it comes to the impact of religion on gender expectations, all of the following are true, except that: a. any religion interpreted in a fundamentalist way may be oppressive to women
b. the most devout believers of any faith tend to have the most traditional beliefs about the proper roles for men and women. c. both Christian and Islamic women have organized to resist sexist practices. d. Judaism encourages the most egalitarian roles in the U.S.
The American rapper Eminem generated a fair amount of controversy in his unabashed use of the epithet 'fag' -- a term which has a unique meaning within homosocial contexts where boys/men police each other through these informal means. When he (and many other boys/men) employ this term, which of the following social characteristics of a person is being criticized?
a. gender expression b. homosexuality c. unattractiveness or aesthetics d. all of the above
What is not one of the forms of capital that Bourdieu focused on?
A. cultural B. social C. economic D. emotional