When Jamal wants to ask a question in class, he raises his hand. He learned this social practice in kindergarten, but it still holds true in university. What aspect of education is this an example of?

A) how it teaches us to ask questions
B) how it teaches us to be compliant
C) how it teaches us manners
D) how it teaches us not to speak

Annette Laureau,author of Unequal Childhoods,argues that class differences in parenting are:

A) more about race than class
B) mostly related to differences in material goods
C) mostly about language,attitudes,and behaviors
D) mostly pertain to the geographic environment of the child's upbringing

Discuss the ethical issues surrounding the use of infertility treatments and reproductive technologies.

Who is responsible for the creation of most technological innovations? Is this a beneficial arrangement for most of humanity?

According to ____,the main factors underlying population dynamics are industrialization and the growth of modern cultural values.

A) Malthus
B) Marx
C) demographic transition theory
D) modernization theory
E) dependency theory

Based on what you read, you think that people whose parents are divorced are more likely to become divorced themselves. As you begin your research, you state your belief explicitly, in a testable way. This explicit, testable statement is a

A) research design.
B) statement of causality.
C) hypothesis.
D) generalized conclusion.

Up until the 1960s,social movements were typically international in scope.This is why the intensity and frequency of urban race riots in the United States extended around the world.

Jasper,a young black man in Chicago,gets by as a low-level drug dealer.Given studies cited in the textbook,what can we likely conclude about his income and hours worked doing so?

A) Jasper probably makes close-to or less-than minimum wage,with hours that add up to only part-time work.
B) Jasper works overtime compared to the traditional workweek and makes a lucrative living,pulling in a couple of thousand dollars a week.
C) Jasper is "killing it" by working only a few hours a week but making money that adds up to a six-figure yearly salary.
D) Jasper works for a well-structured organized gang that pays him a salary through the ranks of their leadership for the work he does,meaning he makes the same amount no matter what hours he works.

How do sociologists ensure that their measurement of a concept is valid?

A) They stick to a single indicator for a particular concept in order to avoid confusion.
B) They use more than one indicator for a particular concept.
C) They avoid using concepts at all because they are too abstract.
D) They replicate studies multiple times.

The Chapter 7 section "Whiteness on College Campuses" focuses on students,curricula,and pedagogy.Where else do you see whiteness as pervasive on campus and what proposal might you make to your administration to counteract it?

Which of the following is true about child care?

A) Children are more likely to be abused by day care workers than by relatives.
B) The death rate for children in center-based care is higher than the rate for children receiving care in private homes.
C) Even well-run day care centers produce children who are more likely to drop out of high school.
D) A well-run day care center has positive effects on children's social and cognitive development.

Collective action that is usually nonviolent and follows established patterns of behavior in bureaucratic social structures is called:

A) nonroutine collective actions
B) general collective action
C) democratic collective action
D) socially stable protest
E) none of these choices

Describe two (or more)advantages and/or two (or more)disadvantages of being an older parent.

How does credential inflation benefit employers?

Soon-Li has a degree in biochemistry from the nation where more than 60 percent of the population aged 25-64 has some type of college or university credential. Where has she gone to school?

A) Japan
B) Canada
C) the United States
D) Sweden

Which of these statements is false from the perspective of symbolic interaction theory?

A) The self is what we imagine we are.
B) Humans make conscious choices in response to their social environment.
C) Identity is unconscious and hidden from view.
D) Social roles are real because people give meaning to them.

Describe the process of resocialization, the situations in which it is most likely to occur, and to whom. Briefly explain why some sociologists object to the use of the term brainwashing for the resocialization process.

Congress passed a law in 1947 that prevented unions from forcing employees to become members or requiring union membership as a condition of employment.The law also allowed employers to replace striking workers.That law was:

A) the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
B) the Taft-Hartley Act
C) NAFTA
D) the Labor Relocation Act
E) the Riot Act

Experiments sometimes include measuring the variable/concept both before and after an intervention of some sort. This technique is known as a

A) cross-sectional testing.
B) primary test and secondary test.
C) pretest and posttest.
D) control and experiment.

Where have almost half of all new immigrants since the 1990s settled?

A) rejuvenated city centers
B) an integrated urban neighborhood
C) urban ethnic enclaves
D) the suburbs