What is the Malthus Theorem?
A) the belief that if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences
B) the idea that population grows geometrically and the food supply only increases arithmetically
C) the belief that language influences culture
D) a three-stage explanation of how populations increase, stabilize, and then decrease
Question 2An invention is defined as a new way of seeing some aspect of the world that has always existed.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Homogeneous societies provide members with consistent messages.
a. true
b. false
Question 4__________ note(s) the universality of patterns such men and women being so different they seem to be from separate planets (Mars and Venus).
A) Psychological experiments
B) Physiological analyses
C) Sociological research
D) Common sense stereotypes
Question 5What was the influential book on religion published in 1912 by Emile Durkheim?
A) The Communist Manifesto
B) The Catechism of the Catholic Church
C) The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
D) The Last Temptation of Christ
Question 6Explanations that human behavior is hardwired focus on
A) Nurture
B) Quantitative research
C) The sociological perspective
D) Nature
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