Sarah is spending a summer living in another country where people have a way of life that differs from her own. A sociologist might expect that this experience would lead her to
a. end up with a greater understanding of both a new way of life and her own way of life.
b. accept what people in the United States call "common sense."
c. assume that people's lives simply reflect the choices they make.
d. gradually understand less and less about her own way of life.
a
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The direction of a relationship between variables can be detected on a scatterplot by considering the angle of the regression line. The relationship is
a. positive when the line slopes upward from left to right. b. positive when the line slopes downward from left to right. c. negative when the line slopes upward from left to right. d. negative when the line slopes downward from right to left.
Marx argued that at some point the search to lower production costs would result in so many jobs lost and workers displaced that the system would
a. sustain itself. b. become more capitalistic. c. thrive. d. collapse.
Jenny agreed to participate in a study of friendship patterns. During the study she was asked to name her three best friends. Jenny could not think of anyone to name. She felt awful because she suddenly realized that she had no friends. This research most clearly demonstrates the ethical problem of
a. deception. b. no harm to participants. c. voluntary participation. d. the value placed on anonymity. e. value-free reports of the data.
Whether conscious or not, visible displays, mannerisms, and personality characteristics that reflect (or defy) gender norms are aspects of what gender theorist Judith Butler refers to as the _____ of gender.
a. socialization b. performativity c. hegemony d. queering