According to sociologist Robin Williams, __________ is an American core value that emphasizes ...

According to sociologist Robin Williams, __________ is an American core value that emphasizes helpfulness, personal kindness, aid in mass disasters, and organized philanthropy.
 
  a. equality b. achievement and success
 c. progress and material comfort d. morality and humanitarianism

Question 2

Jocelyn is a senior at the local university and plans to attend graduate school to study sociology. During her last semester, she has been using graduate sociology student papers as standards in evaluating her own writing skills. For Jocelyn, the graduate sociology students have become her __________.
 
  a. outgroup
 b. significant others
 c. primary group
 d. reference group

Question 3

According to a New York Times/CBS News poll, Tea Party supporters are poorer and less educated than the general public.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

According to sociologist Robin Williams, we cherish the core value of _____, which is conveyed by the idea that Americans believe that people are responsible for their own success or failure.
 
  a. individualism b. progress and material comfort
 c. efficiency and practicality d. morality and humanitarianism

Question 5

Which of these is not likely to constitute a reference group for a person who strongly believes in the value of human rights and equal opportunity?
 
  a. Ku Klux Klan
 b. American Civil Liberties Union
 c. National Organization for Women
 d. Human Rights Campaign

Question 6

In 2009, the Tea Party movement emerged to support more constitutionally limited government and to oppose various stimulus and bailout programs that use federal monies.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false