Lisa Currey

question Sociological Imagination answer The application of imaginative thought to the asking and answering of sociological questions. Someone using the sociological imagination “thinks himself away” from the familiar routines of daily life. question Social Structure answer The underlying regularities or patterns in how people behave and in their relationships with one another question Socialization answer […]

question What is social class? answer According to Weber, a large group of people who rank close to one another in property, power, and prestige; according to Marx, one of two groups: capitalists who own the means of production or workers who sell their labor. question Property answer material possessions: animals, bank accounts, bonds, buildings, […]

question Barrio answer An urban area in a Spanish-speaking country. question Cultural Shatterbelt answer A politically unstable region where differing cultural elements come into contact and conflict. Cultural clashes. for example, Indonesia with a background of multicultural, ethnicities and religions. question Succesion answer Orderly natural changes and species replacements that take place in communities and […]

question Age grouping in contemporary education answer -started with free public education (age grouping) middle 19th century -20th century –> adolescents were affected by education age grouping -adolescent peer groups based on friendships formed in school were not prevalent until well into the 20th century question Changes in the size and diversity of the adolescent […]

question sociality answer most fundamental primate behavioral adaptation -hallmark of nearly all haplorhine and essential for nonhuman primate behavior research -want to know why they are social -study costs and benefits of group living and see how same evol. processes that promoted sociality in nonhuman primates may have caused emergence of humankind question studying animals […]

question corporate social responsibility answer the responsibilities that a business has to the society in which it operates question economic model of csr answer a narrow view that holds that business’ sole duty is to fulfill the economic functions businesses were designed to serve question philanthropic model of csr answer holds that like individuals, business […]

question 5 characteristics of adolescence answer ~biological growth/development ~an undefined status ~increased decision making ~increased pressures ~the search for self question The historical factors that led to casual dating answer ~industrial revolution ~public/ co ed. education ~invention of automobiles ~the telephone question Homogany answer the term for the tendency of individuals to marry people who […]

question Use of racial or ethnic stereotypes in law enforcement action and decision making answer Racial profiling question What is the main concern of radical and conflict theories? answer social inequality, class differences, power used to define crime question what is used to define crime in radical and conflict theory? answer Power question Which of […]

question Actual Self answer Person’s perception of the self as it is, contrasted with the possible self question Possible Self answer Person’s conceptions of the self as it potentially may be; may include both an ideal self and a feared self question Ideal Self answer Person one would like to be question Feared Self answer […]

question The sacred impersonal force that Melanesians believed could reside in people, animals, plants, and objects is known as answer mana question What is the term for supernatural techniques intended to accomplish specific aims? answer magic question What is the term that describes something set apart as sacred and off-limits to ordinary people? answer taboo […]

question What phrase did Alexis de Tocqueville coin to describe Americans in his 1835 work Democracy in America? answer “A nation of joiners” question What percentage of Americans belong to voluntary groups or associations? answer 80% question Which social group is likely to be over represented in interest groups? answer Upper-middle class, well educated question […]

question pharaohs answer Rulers of ancient Egypt; they had all power and authority in the government. question Confucius answer Chinese philosopher who supported the idea of filial piety. question Shi Huangdi answer The first emperor of China; a cruel and tough ruler who united China with a system of standardization. question Wu Di answer He […]

question Sociological Perspective answer Stresses social contexts in which people live and how these contexts influence peoples’ lives. question Auguste Comte answer The founder of sociology. He supported the concept of positivism. Credited with coining the term. Ideas have not stood the test of time. question Herbert Spencer answer Believed that societies are evolving and […]

question In a case study, psychologists found that horse racing fans become more confident that their horses would win after placing a bet. Which principle of influence does this example illustrate? answer consistency question Which of the following components is likely to be included in the structure of a mass sales message? answer an attempt […]

question social change answer significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture question social movements answer used by sociologists to refer to organized collective activities aimed at bringing about fundamental changes in existing society question relative deprivation answer the conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities question resource mobilization […]

question Sociological imagination answer The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is how C. Wright Mills defines this term question Conflict perspective answer people who focus on the forces in society that promote competition and change employ this perspective question Herbert Spencer answer The phrase \”survival of the […]

question Interviewer bias may occur because of a researcher’s sex, race, or perceived ethnicity. answer True question Applying the scientific method to the social world is called empiricism. answer False question Researchers are violating people’s privacy when gathering information from Facebook because the Internet is technically a private domain. answer False question A correlation simply […]

question what economic problems lurked beneath the general prosperity of the 1920s? answer agricultural overproduction, uneven distribution of wealth, underconsumption, and growing credit question what happened on October 29, 1929? answer more than 16 million shares were sold as the stock market crashed. This signaled the great depression question how did the stock market crash […]

question What is political science? answer The study of politics question What is defined as the \”widespread acceptance of something as necessary, rightful, and legally binding?\” answer Legitimacy question Government might be thought of as a ______ among people who agree to allow themselves to be regulated and taxed in exchange for protection of their […]

question Key Reason for international trade answer Access to factors of production reduced economic risk innovation competitive advantage question Absolute advantage answer country can maintain a monopoly or produce at a lower cost than any competitor. EX: China and silk production Rare. tied to climate question Comparative Advantage answer country can supply a product more […]

question Feudalism answer precapitalist economic system characterized by the presence of lords, vassals, and fiefs question Serfs answer bound to land and required to give the lord a portion of their production and then granted protection in return; different from slaves (allowed to own property and could not be sold); relationship formed basic framework for […]

question Which theory views male jealousy as springing from the importance of insuring that children are their biological offspring? a. evolutionary psychology B attachment C reward D equity E interdependence answer A question Reactive jealousy involves A being jealous in response to another’s jealousy. B being suspicious when there is no threat to the relationship. […]