The sociological imagination enables its possessor to be able to make connections between ______.
A. politics and the economy
B. trends, such as marriage rates and divorce rates
C. personal troubles and social problems
D. how historical events, such as the tragedies of September 11, 2001, affect culture
Answer: C
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a. true b. false
Agriculture was independently adopted in which of the following areas of the New World?
a. Mesoamerica b. South America c. North America d. none of the above e. all of the above
Business Tower, a 35-story building, houses the top corporations of the world. One summer afternoon, a short circuit in one of the wires of the building triggered the fire alarm. As soon as the alarm started ringing, many people in the building experienced uncontrollable fear and anxiety. The danger seemed so immense that people reacted irrationally, many tried to crowd through only one of the emergency exits, and some started jumping off the building. As a result, a lot of people died, and many were seriously injured. In the given scenario, which of the following terms can be used to describe the collective behavior displayed?
A. Structural strain B. Propaganda C. Fad D. Panic E. Mania
The tendency to seek out information that will support our beliefs is known as:
A) overconfidence. B) the confirmation bias. C) the primacy effect. D) process loss.