Hereditary systems of rank that are relatively fixed, immobile, and generally religiously dictated
A. Feudalism
B. Tenures
C. Castes
D. Slavery
Answer: C. Castes
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Which of the following illustrate a problem with women who report rape as part of the National Crime Victimization survey?
a) If a woman did not report her rape to the police she is probably not going to report it to a researcher. b) If a woman did report her rape to the police she is less likely to trust a researcher. c) If a woman did not report her rape to the police she is more likely to report it to a researcher. d) If a woman did report her rape to a researcher she probably feels this report is the same as the police.
Timothy and Kiley were asked to violate a norm by their sociology professor. They chose to go to the mall and use the up escalator to go down and the down escalator to go up. They watched the reactions of others and wrote a paper describing the experience. Which of the following methodological tools were Timothy and Kiley using?
A. Dramaturgical analysis B. Participant observation C. Frame analysis D. Autoethnography E. Ethnomethodology
Roderick is interested in studying the link between types of flowers and the meaning behind the different types of flowers (e.g. roses indicate love and affection). He is utilizing which of the following methods?
a. grounded theory b. constant comparative c. semiotics d. floral analysis e. variable analysis
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the transition to an information economy, more people of both genders perform labor for free. 2. Sociology focuses on the ways in which the social world is continually changing. 3. Migration of people and products is a new trend that defines the global age. 4. In the global age, borders between European countries increased, while borders between countries in other parts of the world relaxed. 5. There are negative types of globalization, such as terrorism and sex trafficking.