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| Postindustrial societies are characterized by |
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| the production of information services |
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| Which of these types of society has the greatest amount of social differentiation? |
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| Symbolic interactionists argue that our perceptions of reality are determined by our definition of the situation. This means that to a large extent, |
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| we basically see what we want to see. |
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| Which of these is an example of something a sociologist would consider from the microlevel analysis of social interaction? |
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| day to day life in a sorority house |
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| Gender may be considered an achieved status as well as an ascribed status because |
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gender is socially constructed
people enact their gender through behaviors and appearance
some people transition in some way from the sex into which they were born |
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| Within a gemeinschaft society, how is social control achieved? |
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| through an internal sense of belonging that member of society share |
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| Those societies that are gemeinschaft are characterized by |
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| The established position that one occupies within a social structure and that carries with it a degree of prestige is called a(n) _____. |
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| Patterns of touch are strongly influenced by gender. Which of the following statements regarding gender and touch is false? |
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| in everyday interaction men and women tend to use touch about equally. |
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| How are attractiveness and dating relationships correlated? |
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| The more attractive one is, the more likely one is to be asked on a date |
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