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Sophia Intro to Sociology Final Milestone. Complete Solution.Which of the following statements about strain theory is true? Strain theory argues that group associations explain why people engage in d... eviant behavior. Strain theory was developed by Robert K. Merton. Strain theory argues that people always conform because they want to get ahead. CONCEPT Strain Theory 2 Because income level can impact health, Gemma uses data on unemployment rates to determine the extent to which obesity will increase in the next few decades. In this example, Gemma uses __________ statistics. inferential qualitative secondary descriptive CONCEPT Statistics 3 Which of the following periods saw the greatest amount of urban growth, and why? The period of colonial settlement, because millions of settlers arrived The era of urban expansion, because cities were growing The metropolitan era, because industrialization caused people to move to cities for work The era of urban decentralization and suburbanization, because many office jobs moved to the suburbs CONCEPT US Cities 4 What central insight did anthropologist Margaret Mead achieve as a result of her research on gender in New Guinea? Mead found that differences in gender roles and behaviors are culturally-patterned, and do not reflect biological differences. Mead found that gender roles and behaviors are based on human biological differences. Mead found that men always did the cooking, and that this must have some biological basis. Mead found no real differences between gender roles across societies. CONCEPT Gender and Gender Stratification 5 Which of the following statements about symbolic interaction theory is true? All of the answer choices are correct. Patterns of social interaction, when repeated, develop into social institutions. Symbolic interaction is an example of a micro-level approach. Meaning is created when we interact with each other in society. CONCEPT Sociological Theory 6 Which of the following is a variable? [Show More]

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