A "good enough" level of individuation is thought to be related to
a. identity development during adolescence
b. the capacity for intimacy
c. the ability to act independently while remaining intimately connected to others
d. all of the above
D
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Social action means
a. others teach us what we do. b. we act with others in mind. c. we imitate others when we act. d. people like being around each other.
What effect does the current economic situation of the middle class have on immigrants and their assimilation process?
a. Immigrants are being blamed for the shrinking middle class's jobs. b. Immigrants are hurting the middle class because of the increase of language diversity. c. Immigrants are helping the middle class because they reinforce traditional family values. d. Immigrants are making the middle class swell too quickly, hurting the lower classes.
An umpire dislikes African Americans and, with deliberate intent, often makes official calls incorrectly when black players are at bat. According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, this umpire is a (n) __________
a. unprejudiced nondiscriminator b. unprejudiced discriminator c. prejudiced nondiscriminator d. prejudiced discriminator
How is marginal work related to social class?
a. There is plain evidence that marginal work perpetuates an underclass which cannot achieve social mobility. b. Members of all social classes have equal probabilities of being marginal workers. c. Workers in the middle class are largely protected from marginal jobs. d. Workers in the upper class are able to protect their children from marginal work. e. There is little evidence on the relation of marginal work to class structure.