Which term would most sociologists use to describe the tendency for people in society to become increasingly isolated from each other?

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  Historically,the people who decided that women should not get an education were probably men.Which theory would be most likely to study this statement? A) normative B) historical C) critical D) interpretive

  

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  After working at a minimum wage job for three years,Catherine has decided to apply to the local college to receive training to be a medical laboratory technician.She checked various job websites across the country and discovered that there was a significant shortage of lab techs and that she would have no trouble finding work.According to structural functionalists,what kind of functionality does Catherine's choice exhibit? A) latent B) manifest C) purposeful D) socialized

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  Which of the following is Émile Durkheim most closely associated? A) life chances B) anomie C) class conflict D) the generalized other

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  George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer are credited with pioneering work for which sociological perspective? A) critical B) feminist C) functionalist D) interactionist

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  According to the text,which sociological framework views society as comprising a small group of powerful people at the top of society,and a large group of powerless people at the bottom? A) conflict framework B) interactionist framework C) feminist framework D) postmodern framework

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  Which theoretical framework is tightly linked with practice? A) structural functionalist theory B) symbolic interactionist theory C) Durkheim's theory D) conflict theory

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  Batool did not want to wear a sari to the mall because she was afraid of what shoppers at the mall would say about her.How would George Herbert Mead describe the shoppers Batool was concerned about? A) significant others B) generalized others C) significant shoppers D) generalized shoppers

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  Suicide rates in some Indigenous communities are among the highest in Canada.While suicide is often characterized as an individual's response to pain,emotional,psychological,and/or other mental health concerns,what term might Durkheim use to describe what appears to be a specific issue within an entire community of people? A) dysfunctional B) cultural fatigue C) anomie D) shared post-traumatic stress

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  Large-scale social movements are often informed by a conflict theory framework.What is the term coined by Karl Marx that describes the connection between scholarship and action by some groups aimed to end their subordination? A) reactiveness B) praxis C) academic intervention D) autonomy

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  Which term refers to the group of people who are most important to us and who have a significant major influence in our socialization? A) significant others B) specialized others C) significant individuals D) socialized others