C. Wright Mills, an important American sociologist cited by Aulette, named the ability to bridge the ...

C. Wright Mills, an important American sociologist cited by Aulette, named the ability to bridge the gap between society and the individual social experience
 
  a. The Sociological Biography.
  b. The Sociological Imagination.
  c. The Sociological History.
  d. The Sociological Theory.

Ques. 2

Social class
 
  a. is a universal social phenomenon occurring in all human societies.
  b. is a social relationship.
  c. is unrelated to economic factors.
  d. provides clear cut boundaries that individuals in the U.S. are unable to cross.

Ques. 3

When male workers are studied in the sociology of work, researchers typically use
 
  a. a job model focusing on working conditions, opportunities, and problems in trying to understand their behavior at work and their expectations.
  b. a gender model focusing on personal characteristics and family circumstances to explain work behavior.
  c. a social structural model focusing on societal opportunities and problems.
  d. a cultural model focusing on values and belief systems that impact work expectations.

Ques. 4

_____________ couples live with the pain of unsolved, yet solvable problems without falling into a pattern of negativity and distancing.
 
  a. Unregulated
  b. Volatile
  c. Conflict-minimizing
  d. Validating

Ques. 5

The term ___________ has been used to refer to the fact that many racial minorities feel trapped and disempowered by barriers to opportunity.
 
  a. poverty
  b. victim system
  c. acculturation stress
  d. assimilation