Flashcards

Characterize the Roaring ’20s. It was a brief period of stability and optimism, diplomacy eased, Germany even tried to adapt to the Treaty of Versailles’ reparation payments; consumerism increased, women’s organizations are starting to make changes; rural isolation went down What was the relationship between the Great Depression and political instability? The depression weakened Europe …

action theory Theory as to what actions are needed to achieve a desired consequence in a given situation. additive tasks Tasks for which group productivity represents the sum of individual members’ efforts. ageism Prejudice against the elderly. aggregate Collection of individuals who do not interact with one another. attribution theory A social-psychological explanation of how …

Census Tract Urban areas divided into 5,000 residnets each by the US Census Megacities Cities with more than 10 million people Nonbasic sector A sector in which workers are responsible for the functioning of the city itself Zoning ordinances A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a …

Bronislaw Malinowski According to Lassiter, anthropologists associate the development of modern ethnography with: A field method for studying culture A way of writing about culture Ethnography is: Participant-observation The ethnographic research method that relies primarily on direct involvement with people as they go about their daily lives (through taking part in their lice and paying …

Rights and Responsibility Lens Rationality (head) and Autonomy (Individual) Results Lens Sensibility (heart) and Autonomy (individual) Relationship Lens Rationality (head) and Equality (community) Reputation Lens Sensibility (heart) and Equality (community) General Systems Theory ~Business firms are embedded in a broader structure with which they consistently interact, adapt effectively, interactive social system. Relationship – ongoing interaction …

Same sex marriages who the defense marriage act denies federal recognition to abstract and personal the study of marriage and family is Family by U.S. Census Bureau A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together in a household productive unit economists have become to reexamine the family …

A company earns its “license to operate” through filing its proper legal documents. False According to The Economist, corporate citizenship is becoming increasingly important for the long-term health of companies. True An emerging trend in corporate reporting is the integration of legally required financial information with social and environmental information into a single report. True …

The technique of getting a commitment from a potential customer and then changing the terms of the agreement is best described as low-balling. Sherif (1936) asked groups of participants to estimate the distance moved by a point of light. He found that as the study progressed, the participants’ estimates began to converge with each other. …

Actual Self Person’s perception of the self as it is, contrasted with the possible self Possible Self Person’s conceptions of the self as it potentially may be; may include both an ideal self and a feared self Ideal Self Person one would like to be Feared Self Person one imagines it is possible to become …

According to social exchange theory, altruistic behaviors benefit the individual who performs them. t What is the observed effect of altruistic tendencies among female vampire bats? a Happiness and guilt are emotions that tend to increase the incidence of altruistic behavior. t Emotional elevation generally decreases acts of altruism. f Experiencing empathy can motivate altruistic …