Paula Corcoran

question National Shinto was a medieval development. T/F answer F question All Kami are Immortal. T/F answer F question The large tomb mounts (Kofun) were constructed in the Jomon Period answer F: Komon Period question The sovereign Tenmu established a new capital in the Asuka area of Yamato answer T question The Jomon period was […]

question Social Security payments, welfare payments, and veterans’ payments that the government makes directly to households are called government public _____ payments. answer Transfer question An intermediate good is: answer A good used only in the production of other products. question A final good is: answer A good directly consumed by individuals or businesses. Counted […]

question Endogamy answer marriage within a group question Exogamy answer marriage outside of a group question Monogamy answer person with one partner question polygamy answer person with multiple partners question polyandry answer women with multiple male partners question polygyny answer male with multiple wives question pre-industrial Family? answer Raised around work Partners in the household […]

question ACLU answer The american civil liberties union, an organization that acts to protect the constitutional rights of all citizens. question Amicus Curaie Breifs answer A brief filed by a party not directly involved in the litigation but with an interest in the outcome of the case. Latin meaning “friend of the court brief”. question […]

question Revenue answer Income received by government question Tax base answer Income, property, good, or service that is subject to tax question Progressive tax answer A tax in which percentage paid increases as income increases question Incidence of a tax answer Final burden of a tax question Equity answer One characteristic of a good tax […]

question plain answer large, flat area of land question hammocks answer areas of land that are high enough for hardwood trees to grow question pollution answer chemicals and other harmful substances that can damage an environment question coral reed answer structures formed from the skeletons of tiny sea animals question canopy roads answer roads underneath […]

question Roberto is 11 months old. He smiles a lot, is generally cheerful and shows little anxiety around strangers. Which type of temperament does Roberto have? answer Easy question From The Real World on page 166: the optimal teacher/child ratio for children under age 2 is answer 1:4 question In the Harlow monkey studies, with […]

question What are the characteristics of an ideal bureaucracy? answer 1) Division of Labor 2) Hierarchy of Authority 3) Written Rules and Regulations 4) Impersonality 5) Employment based on technical qualifications question Which of the following are examples of social institutions? >1 A) Religion B) Government C) Family D) Fan Club E) Mass Media answer […]

question If the agent fails to obtain an applicant’s signature on the application, the agent must: a) Sign the application, stating it was by the agent b) Send the application to the insurer with a note explaining the absence of the signature c) Return the application for a signature d) Sign the application for the […]

question piaget’s term for the way infants think by using their senses and motor skills during the first period of cognitive development answer sensorimotor intelligence question infants learn through their senses and motor skills answer sensorimotor intelligence question two year long period is subdivided into six stages answer sensorimotor intelligence question the first of three […]

question Murder answer The unlawful killing of one human being by another. question Sexual Assault answer Forced or coerced sexual intercourse(or other sexual acts). question Assault answer A threat or an attempt to do violence to another person that causes that person to fear immediate physical harm. question Battery answer The act of physically contacting […]

question the unlawful intentional killing of one person by another which includes intention of doing a wrongful act– malice aforthought answer What is the definition of murder? question promising high rates or return with little risk to invertors generates return for older investors by acquiring new investors answer What are Ponzi Schemes? question Cortex, particularly […]

question Collective answer People engaged in common activities but having minimal direct interaction. question Group answer Two or more persons perceived as related because of their interactions, membership in the same social category, or common fate. question Social facilitation answer A process whereby the presence of others enhances performance on easy tasks but impairs performance […]

question There are various norms that students are expected to follow (attend class, study regularly, etc). The collection of norms that convey societal expectations for students or any other social position are called:r answer Social Roles question People are considered deviant… answer If they come to adopt social roles identified with deviance; if they engage […]

question The purpose of the book of Leviticus was to teach Israel how they were to… answer walk in practical holiness with God. question How does the biblical description of the flood (Genesis 6-9) indicate its extent? answer All of the above question The laws of sanctification were intended to mark Israel as a unique […]

question _____ are brought about by something in the environment. answer situational causes question Sets of cognitions about people and social experiences are called _____. answer schemas question Which of the following is true of schemas? answer Schemas help us predict what others are like on the basis of relatively little information. question If you […]

question What are the three variables Max Weber identified as defining social class? answer wealth, power, prestige question Based on the Maxist orientation of conflict sociologists, how many distinct social classes exist? answer two question Phil, a janitor for an expensive apartment-house complex in chicago, is a union janitor who makes quite a bit more […]

question Social Stratification answer Rank ordering either groups or individuals hierarchically in a society with respect to socioeconomic status. Placing an individual or group within a hierarchial social structure into social categories called strata question Social Class answer A type of social stratification- one’s position relative to toehrs on one or more dimensions valued by […]

question Define ‘Strategic planning,’ answer the process of identifying objectives to accomplish, deciding how to accomplish those objectives with specific strategies and tactics, implementing the actions that make the plan come to life, and measuring how well the plan met the objectives question What are the three tiers of strategic planning? answer corporate level, business […]

question Deviance answer Any behavior that violates the norm; deviance cannot exist independently of norms; norms vary from culture to culture; deviance is relative question Dysfunctions of Deviance answer 1) Persistent and widespread deviance can impair and undermine organized social life 2) Undermines our willingness to play our roles and contribute to the larger social […]

question differential association theory answer Hank is a sociologist investigating the causes of crime. He is interested in how some areas of the city have traditions of crime that persist over generations, and how individuals easily move into groups following those traditions. What theory of deviance is guiding Hank’s research? question disagreed about the deviant […]

question Prejudice answer A preconceived negative judgement of a group and its individual members. question Stereotype answer A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people. Sometimes overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information. question Discrimination answer Unjustified negative behavior toward a group or its members. question Racism (1) answer An individual’s prejudicial […]