Bernice Cooper

question social networks answer sets of individual persons linked together by one or more social relationships question social network theory answer suggests the attributes of individuals are less important than their relationships and ties with other actors within the network question dyad answer smallest possible group, you and someone else, most intense and intimate, more […]

question A subject directory is an outline of Web sites organized by topic. answer true question A universal chat client allows you to chat with users who are using a different IM service than you are. answer true question All popular social networking sites have privacy policies but you still need to follow certain precautions […]

question social stratification answer ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources question social class answer segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle question bourgeoisie answer class that owns the means of production question proletariat answer class tha labors […]

question Who discovered social and cultural capital? answer French Theorist Bourdieu- interested in how the elites in France reproduced their power. question Cultural Capital answer collection of cultural styles, skills and knowledge that come from your family background. Economic force that influences your position in society. 3 Kinds. question 1) Embodied State answer Things that […]

question What is Sociology? answer Sociology is one of the social sciences—disciplines that examine the human or social world. question Sociology answer the study of society question What does Sociology do? answer looks at a broad range of institutions (structures in our society, like education, economics, politics) to better understand social relationships. question Sociologists can […]

question affirmative action answer a method for opening opportunities to women and minorities that specifically redresses past discrimination by taking positive measures to recruit and hire previously disadvantaged groups question biological determinism answer explanations that attribute complex social phenomena to physical characteristics question discrimination answer overt negative and unequal treatment of the members of some […]

question Prejudice is an ____ (and usually ____) attitude toward a group that involves overgeneralized beliefs known as ____. answer unjustifiable negative stereotypes question Like all attitudes, prejudice is a mixture of ____, ____, and predispositions to ____. answer beliefs emotions action question Prejudice is a negative ____ and ____ is a negative ____. answer […]

question culture answer socially transmitted ways of thinking, believing, feeling, and acting within a group question diversity answer differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental abilities, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and other human differences question social justice answer a philosophy that expects citizens to provide for those persons […]

question Which type(s) of attitudes have consultants identified as being related to injury? answer act tough, injured = worthless and no pain, no gain question Which of the following is (are) a typical reaction to injury? answer disaster, way to break from tedious practice and socially acceptable reason for not playing question Which of the […]

question French and Indian War answer left Britain with huge debt and the desire to avoid future costly conflicts question Proclamation of 1763 answer law prohibited settlement west of Appalachian Mountains crest question mercantilism answer trade practice whereby colonies enrich mother country by supplying raw materials and purchasing finished goods question Stamp Act answer tax […]

question Based on what you have read in this chapter, how would sociologists explain the fact that many young people in the United States experience adolescence as a time of confusion? Answers: There are cultural inconsistencies in this stage when people are no longer children but not yet adults. Hormones greatly affect adolescents as they […]

question What is Profit? Do you agree with the statement, “The success of a business is measured only by the profit it earns”? Explain your answer. answer Profit is a financial reward for taking risks in blending people, technology, and information to create and market a desired good or service. Profit attracts investors and encourages […]

question Mercantilism answer an economic system in which the mother country controls the trade of its colonies question Name the colonies established for religious freedom answer Massachusetts – John Winthrop (Puritans) Pennsylvania – William Penn (Quakers) Rhode Island – Roger Williams (exiled by Puritans for dissention) Maryland – Cecillius Calvert (Catholics) question Jamestown, Virginia answer […]

question objectivist answer approach to defining social problems. it tries to express the definition in terms of objectively measurable characteristics of conditions Problems: 1. can’t all agree at once 2. may agree, but for different reasons 3. include widely diverse phenomena (otherwise unrelated) question subjectivist answer defines social problems in terms of people’s subjective sense […]

question Variable answer a logical set of attributes question Attribute answer a characteristic of a person or thing question Theory answer a systematic explanation for the observations that relate to a particular aspect of life, attempts to explain and predict a phenomena question The two pillars of social sciences are answer logic and observation question […]

question Erickson’s Stages answer Erikson originally envisioned eight stages of development Occurring in sequence from birth through old age. Three of his stages cover the years after adolescence. Later in his life, Erikson stressed that stages and ages do not occur in lockstep. question Maslow’s Stages answer Abraham Maslow (1954) described five stages, which occur […]

question Which of the following has been put forward by scholars as a possible factor in the emergence of slavery within the First Civilization? A) Long periods of peace B) The decline of patriarchy C) The early domestication of animals D) Race answer C) The early domestication of animals question How was India’s social structure […]

question formed when one marries and has children answer family of procreation question the family in which one is born and grows up answer family of orientation question when an expanded household includes three or more generations answer extended family household question when their jobs determine where they live and married couples are expected to […]

question social media answer any tool or service that uses internet to facilitate conversations * more one to one ways to meet consumers question social commerce answer combines social media with basics of e-commerce – help make informed decisions on purchases & services – user generated content to assist in these decisions – usually good […]

question Theories of Dream answer Activation-Synthesis Theory and Wish Fulfillment question Age Regression answer a person is hypnotized so that they can relive a past experience (typically during childhood) which is supposed to help them resolve some internal problem. There are many problems associated with this including false memories. question Posthypnotic Suggestion answer Statements or […]

question Violence answer Aggressive behaviors that produce injuries and can result in death. question Intentional injuries answer Injury, death, or psychological harm, inflicted with the intent to harm. question Unintentional injuries answer Injury, death, or psychological harm caused unintentionally or without premeditation. question Violence in the United States answer Violent crimes involve force or threat […]

question General care for a patient with a tracheostomy tube includes all of the following, EXCEPT: answer removing the tube if the area around it appears to be infected. question Because hearing-impaired patients typically have more difficulty hearing high-frequency sounds, it is important for you to answer lower the pitch of your voice question A […]