According to symbolic interaction theory, the self is

A) the result of unconscious processes.
B) who we imagine ourselves to be.
C) determined largely by genetics.
D) the result of differential reinforcement.

According to sociologists who study the role of power in the definition of deviance,deviance is any act that

A) violates the criminal law.
B) violates deeply held moral values.
C) the powerful consider to be a violation of some social rule.
D) involves the behavior of the poor.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) took out a full-page ad in the New York Times in 1922 to:

A) encourage people to support passage of the Dyer anti-lynching bill in Congress.
B) celebrate the passage of the Dyer anti-lynching bill in Congress.
C) protest the fact that the Dyer anti-lynching bill was never passed in Congress.
D) criticize the media for not reporting on lynching.
E) encourage people to fight back against oppressive treatment and lynching.

Which statement about W. E. B. DuBois is true?

A) He was a cofounder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) .
B) He was adamantly opposed to women being involved in professional life.
C) Because of death threats, he published under a pseudonym.
D) He was so involved in social activism that he did very little writing.

____ holds that social interaction involves trade in valued resources.

A) Rational choice theory
B) Ethnomethodology
C) Sociobiology
D) Conflict theory
E) Exchange theory

Most nude dancers find their work degrading.

According to feminist theories,a major cause of wife beating is the inability of men to empathize with the female experience.

A president knows that a newspaper will fact-check a statement if he releases it to the newspaper. Consequently, he decides to post the statement on his Twitter account instead. This an example of a politician

A) benefiting from antitrust legislation.
B) deregulating laws regarding the Internet.
C) creating synergy.
D) bypassing traditional media outlets.

How could new technologies like the Internet decrease the importance of propinquity in mate selection while preserving or even increasing the importance of homogamy?

A) by bringing people together from all over the world based on similar interests or backgrounds
B) by making it obvious to most people that their best chance for marital satisfaction may be with a type of person they have never met before
C) by masking some of the characteristics of potential mates until the two people have met
D) by allowing social networking sites to connect individuals to more and more residents of their hometowns

Gaitri has conducted a study on the relationship of education and income among Canadian residents. She finds that immigrants earn less than Canadian-born people with similar education. In this example, what kind of variable is "immigrant status"?

A) spurious
B) control
C) independent
D) dependent