In his study of crowds, what conclusion did Clark McPhail reach?
A) Crowds are composed of irrational people driven by rage.
B) Crowds are cooperative and goal-directed in their behavior.
C) Members of a crowd are confused and have no goal.
D) Crowds are made up of members with ego-directed behavior.
B
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a. A desire for stronger laws limiting abortion availability b. Strong support for lower taxes c. Negative reaction to efforts by Republicans to pass harsh policies toward undocumented immigrants d. Concerns about stem cell research and the religious implications
______ would be the most likely to study the ways that families develop and use holiday traditions
A. Functionalists B. Conflict theorists C. Symbolic interactionists D. None of these
According to the text, more and more women are entering nontraditional occupations such as
a. the military. b. teaching. c. homemaking. d. nursing.
In regard to the effect of children on a marriage, a review of 148 samples representing almost 50,000 individuals revealed that:
a. parents (men and women) reported lower marital satisfaction than nonparents b. fathers but not mothers reported lower marital satisfaction than nonfathers c. mothers but not fathers reported lower marital satisfaction than nonmothers d. parents (men and women) reported higher marital satisfaction than nonparents