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Laura is a married mother of three who works a full-time job. She is responsible for dropping off and picking up her kids at school each day. She and her husband get home from work around the same time. Laura’s husband sits down and relaxes while Laura makes dinner and does housework. After dinner, she helps the children with their homework, reads to them, and puts them to bed. What sociological concept does Laura’s situation exemplify?

Ethnocentrism refers to

A(n) __________ is a community that has no grocery store, but more liquor, convenience, and fast-food chains than most other residential areas.

The story of Christopher Knight is an example of which sociological concept?

A student at a university explains that he doesn’t want to join a fraternity because he believes they create negative in-group and out-group dynamics. What perspective best describes his views?

Societies that encourage racial and ethnic diversity have embraced the value of

Which of the following people would be most likely to join a social movement?

Why was Harriet Martineau considered radical for her time?

A Black man in the United States was convicted of a felony when he was seventeen years old. He is now fifty-eight and has not committed any crimes since his release. However, he is still not permitted to vote. Michelle Alexander would describe this as an example of

A research team is curious about the relationship between exercise habits and academic performance among American college students. The researchers randomly select seventeen colleges by pulling names out of a hat. They travel to campuses and stand in prominent public places asking for volunteers until they have ten people from each campus willing to be interviewed. What is the researchers’ target population?