A. duration and predictability
B. frame of mind and environmental setting
C. the sex and race of individuals present
D. intensification of people’s definition of the situation
Related Mcqs:
- An important aspect of labelling theory is the recognition that some people or groups have the power to define labels and apply them to others This view recalls the emphasis placed on the social significance of power by the______________?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory of deviance - Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ?
A. William Chambliss
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Richard Quinney
D. Stanley Milgram - How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development ?
A. development that protects the environment for future generations even at the expense of the present generation
B. development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
D. development that is capable of maintaining sustainable economic growth for all countries of the world - In the developed countries more people are employed in the service sector than manufacturing with a tiny percentage working in agriculture Globally which sector now employs the fewest people ?
A. services
B. industrial manufacture
C. agriculture
D. none of the above - Demographers who once believed that the U.S population would stabilize between 290 and 300 million people now believe that it will stabilize at around 390 million people because its________________?
A. overall birth-rate will increase significantly in the early part of the new century
B. life expectancy at birth will shortly increase to nearly 100 years of age
C. immigration rate is expected to remain high
D. all of the above - Our demographic situation provides us with an extraordinary opportunity we can_____________?
A. educate and use this resource
B. Send educated abroad
C. both a and b
D. None of these - Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?
A. conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retreatists - Weber defined a class situation as____________?
A. the exploitation of the working class by their capitalist employers
B. a social groups consciousness of their status and life chances
C. a person’s position in the capital product and labor markets based on their economic resources
D. the lifestyle of a social class as defined by patterns of consumption - Students at Bailey University staged a sit-in to protest the University’s decision to cancel its longstanding policy of exempting graduating seniors from final exams Which strongest framework for analyzing this situation?
A. Interactionist because the University and the students didn’t share the same understanding about final exams
B. Conflict, because this is an example of a power struggle between two groups with conflicting ideas an interest
C. Functionalist because teaching college students to protest is a manifest function of education
D. none of the above - Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?
A. Conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retrealists
