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The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another, thereby enabling one to respond
from that imagined viewpoint, is known as - ANS role taking

Sociologists have documented that the class system is more rigid for - ANS African Americans

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to emphasize that a person's health and
educational opportunities are affected by his or her class position in important ways? - ANS
conflict perspective

Which of the following statements about slavery is true? - ANS It is considered the most
extreme form of social inequality.

Which of the following refers to a floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom
of a society are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison to the nation as a whole? - ANS
relative poverty

Which level of college degree serves as less of a guarantee of upward mobility today than it did
in the past? - ANS B.A./B.S.

A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high school class. As part of the preparation, the
teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the
theater. This is an example of - ANS socialization

Which of the following statements regarding the use of media and technology as an agent of
socialization is true? - ANS Today, the question is no longer if young people are plugged in, but
how they use the resources.

Areas where older Americans congregate and that gradually become informal centers for senior
citizens are known as - ANS Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities

The relative importance of cultural and biological factors in the socialization process is referred
to as the debate over - ANS nature versus nurture

Most adolescents seek jobs in order to - ANS make spending money

The practice of buying more than we need or want, and often more than we can afford is
referred to as - ANS hyper consumerism

, A woman who has not attended school in 13 years enrolls for classes at the local community
college. She is afraid that her younger classmates might not accept her. On the first day of
class, she observes the clothing styles of her classmates, and after school she goes shopping
and purchases similar clothes. Her classmates could be considered - ANS reference group

A group of businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice, and they invite business leaders to attend
their sessions to provide further assistance. This group is an example of - ANS Social
networking

A master status is a - ANS A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's
general position within society.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a secondary group? - ANS Relationships are
generally superficial.

The difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and
expectations is known as - ANS role strain

In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels charged that the capitalist system
reduces workers to a mere "appendage of the machine," which leads to extreme - ANS
alienation

What is considered to be the major theme of analysis in sociology today? - ANS social
inequality

________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories.
- ANS microsociology

Which sociological perspective holds the view that people create their social worlds through
interaction and manipulation of symbols? - ANS interactionist perspective

C. Wright Mills advocated the use of the sociological imagination to view divorce in the United
States because divorce - ANS is not just an individual's personal problem but a societal
concern.

Which sociological approach would view sports as an agent for defining people's social
positions as players, coaches, and referees as a result of their performances and reputations? -
ANS interactionist perspective

Early female sociologists such as Jane Addams were often active in poor urban areas as
leaders of community centers known as - ANS settlement houses

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