According to the concept of biological determinism
a. the physiology of any person may be manipulated in order to alter that person's sex
b. social behaviors are believed to be caused by physiological characteristics.
c. the creation of a male or female occurs as the egg and the sperm meet during human reproduction.
d. the interplay of culture and biology is what shapes human behavior.
b
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Following the Iran-Contra scandal
a. most officials of the Reagan administration who were involved received substantial prison sentences. b. President Reagan claimed to have no knowledge of the illegal actions of members of his administration. c. most officials of the Reagan administration who were involved received prison sentences along with substantial fines. d. President Reagan was impeached for allowing these illegal activities to be carried out by members of his administration.
Similar to Durkheim, Robert Merton proposed that central to understanding deviance was the influence of norms on behavior. Differing from Durkheim, Merton viewed anomie as ______.
A. societal underemphasis on the creation and achievement of success goals B. societal overemphasis on success and underemphasis on the appropriate means to success C. not producing high rates of crime, but encouraging people to follow social norms D. producing deviance that is pathological and always biological
In a particular school system, a teacher's aide must report to her teacher, and the teacher must report to his assistant principal, who then must report to her principal, who then must report to the superintendent, who ultimately is responsible to the board of education. This illustrates which characteristic of a bureaucracy?
A. written rules and regulations B. impersonality C. division of labor D. hierarchy of authority
Most sociological research on fashion has focused on
A. clothing. B. literature. C. art, music, and drama. D. architecture and interior design.