01:920:101 Midterm: Intro to Sociology - review
5 Mar 2020
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Sociological claim needs to have a cause and effect! Sociological concepts: cerulo and ruane use the example of rising obesity rates to discuss the problem with reducing social life to the sum of individual behaviors. Which of the following might a sociologist propose as a cause for rising obesity rates? (writes the effect - need the cause) Answer: d - a job candidate rehearses and plans attire for an interview with an individual they never met. The marriage ceremony completed the exchange of property. Answer: d - marriage is a changing institution: while most americans eroticize the female breast, other cultures do not. Answer d - the forms sexual attraction takes are largely culturally determined. Read these articles: armstrong, abortion, serogate mothers in india. Transformative assets: sharing the wealth from generation to generation ; means of economic capital and stability.
