Most sociological studies of deviance focus on elements of an individual’s background that would make them more likely to act in deviant ways. What is the key problem with such an approach?

The story about the young girls with eating disorders in Fiji in the late 1990s conveys the strong influence of which agent of socialization?

A high school football coach is worried about how he should handle his roster. On one hand, it’s his job to try to win as many games as possible, which means playing the best players. On the other hand, his contract also requires him to try to allow every member of the team to meaningfully participate. The tension he feels is the result of

Some students at a college form an intramural softball team. They play other teams from their school and from the area every Sunday in a conveniently located park. What might a sociologist consider if they wanted to determine whether the team was a primary group or a secondary group?

A characteristic of primary groups is that they

A woman attributes her teenage son’s deviant behavior to him “falling in with a bad crowd.” Which symbolic interactionist theory of deviance does this explanation MOST closely resemble?

A researcher must identify a target population before engaging in sampling. What is the target population?

The correct tightness of the blood pressure cuff around the patient’s arm is tight enough to

A reality television show called Wife Swap exchanged the mothers from two very different families and filmed the result as the participants were exposed to radically different ways of life. Although the television network was simply trying to be entertaining, the show also demonstrates the sociological principle of

Jared is conducting a sociological research study on the underground music scene. He has just finished collecting data for the study. What is the next step Jared should take in the scientific method?