__________ is the view that people's behavior is motivated by the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


utilitarianism

Sociology

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Which conditions increase the likelihood that a minority will become a "middleman" minority?

a. small numbers b. financial resources c. college degrees d. b and c above e. all of the above

Sociology

Explain the ways in which the criminal justice system acts to hinder justice

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Which statement best illustrates the cognitive attitudinal component?

a. "I like baseball." b. "I take my daughter to baseball games." c. "Baseball is the most popular sport in America." d. "I play baseball during the summer."

Sociology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Ethnomethodology is one of the least diverse theoretical traditions. 2. According to ethnomethodologists, external constraints like social structures and institutional rules are adequate explanations of human behavior. 3. Breaching experiments are undertaken to illustrate the way people order their everyday lives. 4. Harold Garfinkle’s ethnomethodological study of a woman named Angus revealed that gender is not determined by biology but is instead a practice people reflexively accomplish in daily life. 5. Harold Garfinkle’s ethnomethodological study of a woman named Angus revealed that gender is largely determined by the biology of our body.

Sociology