Sociology is based on an epistemology of:
A.) theory
B.) opinion
C.) empiricism
D.) social construction
Answer: C.) empiricism
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a. Police and minorities often experience a mutual self-fulfilling prophecy where each expects the worst of the other b. Police officers have the role of being agents of control during minority protests c. Police are less likely to be prejudiced against minorities than most other members of society d. Police may overreact or treat people of different groups differently in situations of social unrest
Studies that have attempted to show how marital quality changes over the life course suggest that quality declines rapidly in the first year or two, but among marriages that survive, tends to increase sharply after the third year
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT true about socialization?
A. It can be unconscious, happening without us realizing it. B. It can be intentional and planned, as when we try to become part of a new group and fit in. C. It occurs throughout life. D. All of these are true about socialization.
Doctors’ mechanistic model of the body may encourage them to
a. ?distrust natural bodily processes. b. ?value “watching and waiting” rather than quickly intervening in Emergency Rooms. c. ?rely on redactive treatment. d. burn out after working in medicine for a few years. e. listen carefully to their patients.