What is the hypothetical economic and political system in which all people in society are socially equal?
a. capitalism
b. socialism
c. welfare capitalism
d. communism
Question 2Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the major observations of psychological positivism?
a. Certain social environments make people more prone to deviance.
b. People learn from others around them whether or not to deviate.
c. Deviants are psychologically different from conformists.
d. The rich and powerful define deviance to benefit themselves.
Question 3Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the major observations of sociological positivism (social structure theory)?
a. Deviants are psychologically different from conformists.
b. People learn from others around them whether or not to deviate.
c. Certain social environments make people more prone to deviance.
d. The rich and powerful define deviance to benefit themselves.
Question 4In a socialist economic system, justice amounts to
a. trying to meet the basic needs of all in a equal manner.
b. doing whatever helps boost company earnings.
c. freedom of the marketplace.
d. All of these responses are correct.
Question 5Margaret Mead argued that gender was mostly a matter of biology rather than culture.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6The fact that the Saints placed less emphasis on physical toughness and fate than the Roughnecks appears to provide support for:
a. Merton's strain theory.
b. Sutherland's differential association theory.
c. Hirschi's social control theory.
d. Miller's lower-class focal concern theory