A. alienation
B. amorality
C. anomie
D. ascription
Related Mcqs:
- The feeling of aimlessness or despair often associated with unsettling conditions is_______________?
A. alienation
B. amorality
C. anomie
D. ascription - The term ______ refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or “beyond” ?
A. animism
B. religion
C. socialization
D. totemism - social aggregations that emerge from the (Inter)Net when enough people carry on…. public discussions long enough with sufficient human feeling to form webs of personal relationships What is Rheingold (2000) describing here ?
A. cyberspace
B. the worldwide web
C. virtual communities
D. chatrooms - __________ movements advocate for progressive change using different methods than those that have previously failed and are often considered to be anti-government ?
A. Reactionary
B. Redundant
C. Reformist
D. Radical
E. Revolutionary - When so much attention is focused on group survival the group often experiences __________ which is a loss of focus regarding its original intent?
A. immanence
B. anomie
C. hysteria
D. goal displacement
E. cultural lag - Rumors about a bizarre event that supposedly happened to someone far removed from the individual telling the story are often called_______________?
A. legendary tales
B. urban legends
C. sports legends
D. schoolyard tales
E. rural legends - The lower class is often considered to be living in_______________?
A. culture of poverty
B. Culture of lower class
C. Mere poverty
D. None of these - Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patients should not always be viewed as passive but instead as an actor who often shows a powerful intent to see the physician ?
A. Functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labelling theory - The abbreviation “NIMBY” stands for “not in my backyard” a cry often heard when people protest____________?
A. landfills
B. prisons
C. nuclear power facilities
D. all of the above - In many contemporary conflict’s attempts are made to protect soldiers often at the expense of civilian lives in order to minimize political problems from media coverage of fatalities How are such conflicts described ?
A. degenerate wars
B. genocides
C. illegal wars
D. risk-transfer wars