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291SociologyMedium

According to Piaget the phase at which children master abstract logical notions are able to grasp causality and can recognize false reasoning is the?

Aconcrete operational phase

Bformal operational stage

Csensorimotor stage

Dpreoperational stage

Correct answer

A. concrete operational phase

Explanation

The correct answer is concrete operational phase.

292SociologyMedium

The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that________?

Awe can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses

BKnowledge is produced in everyday practical situations

Cthe best social theory was developed in Prague

Dtheory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods

Correct answer

B. Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations

Explanation

The correct answer is Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations.

293SociologyMedium

Socialization is extended to every part of human life As a result every one becomes both a socializer and a socialize in all encounters with others This concept leaves socialization without a social home. This is the approach of________?

ANone of these

BArnett

CHenslin

DLong & Hadden

Correct answer

D. Long & Hadden

Explanation

The correct answer is Long & Hadden.

294SociologyMedium

Biological inheritance physical environment culture and group experience are various factors which play a role in the development of________?

ACommunity

BSociety

CPersonality

DNone of these

Correct answer

C. Personality

Explanation

The correct answer is Personality.

295SociologyMedium

Karl Marx is Best known for________?

ASociety and science

BNone of these

CSocial change

DConflict theory

Correct answer

D. Conflict theory

Explanation

The correct answer is Conflict theory.

296SociologyMedium

Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as________?

Ahomogamy

Bself-selection

Chomogeneity

Dselective perception

Eheterogeneity

Correct answer

A. homogamy

Explanation

The correct answer is homogamy.

297SociologyMedium

To a major degree the study of deviant behavior is the study of________?

ASocial problem

Babnormal behavior

CNone of these

DCriminal behavior

Correct answer

D. Criminal behavior

Explanation

The correct answer is Criminal behavior.

298SociologyMedium

Symbolic racism________?

Ais a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years

Bis the same as traditional racial prejudice

Chas no impact on whites racial policy attitudes

Dcan also be termed racial reconciliation

Correct answer

A. is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years

Explanation

The correct answer is is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years.

299SociologyMedium

Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who semmed content with the status quo?

AHerbert Spencer

BBooker T Washington

CW, E.B Du Bois

DHarriet Martineau

Correct answer

C. W, E.B Du Bois

Explanation

The correct answer is W, E.B Du Bois.

300SociologyMedium

World systems analysis is closely aligned with________?

Anew urban sociology

Bzone sector theory

Cthe concentric zone theory

Dthe multiple -nuclei theory

Correct answer

A. new urban sociology

Explanation

The correct answer is new urban sociology.

The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that________?

Awe can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses

BKnowledge is produced in everyday practical situations

Cthe best social theory was developed in Prague

Dtheory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods

Correct answer

B. Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations

Explanation

The correct answer is Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations.

Symbolic racism________?

Ais a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years

Bis the same as traditional racial prejudice

Chas no impact on whites racial policy attitudes

Dcan also be termed racial reconciliation

Correct answer

A. is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years

Explanation