Category: Sociology

How does corporal punishment affect parent/child relationships? The painful nature of corporal punishment can evoke feel- ings of fear, anxiety, and anger in children; if these emotions are generalized to the parent, they can interfere with a positive parent– child relationship by inciting children to be fearful of and to avoid the parent (Bugental & […]

When making decision you should not worry about how your decision will affect others? You cannot change a decision in the STRONG process after you have made it. Taking impulsive action is the result of making decisions that require a lot of thought. When making decisions, you should not worry about how your decision will […]

How was the Renaissance expressed? Buildings express values. Renaissance people had certain common values, too. Among them were humanism, individualism, skepticism, well-roundedness, secularism, and classicism (all defined below). These values were reflected in buildings, writing, painting and sculpture, science, every aspect of their lives. How did the Renaissance affect England and English culture? Answer: The […]

Why did the Federalists think it dangerous to leave too much power to the states? The purpose of the Federalist was to have a government that ruled the states. They thought it was too dangerous to leave too much power to the states because it would make it too difficult for the government to function. […]

How does price discrimination affect consumer and producer surplus? However, the costs imposed on consumers from price discrimination have a negative impact on the amount of consumer surplus that the monopolist can capture through price discrimination. Additionally, the deadweight loss available to the monopolist for transfer is reduced by the transaction cost imposed on the […]

Which is an example of multidirectional development? The aging process is multidirectional and involves both losses and gains. For example, physical stamina gradually decreases with age, but accumulated knowledge or “wisdom” tends to gradually increase. What is human development across the lifespan? Developmental psychologists focus on human growth and changes across the lifespan, including physical, […]

What are the three most popular religions in Africa? Christianity (49%) Islam (42%) Traditional faiths (8%) Where is Christianity practiced in Africa? Today, Christianity is embraced by the majority of the population in most Southern African, Southeast African, and Central African states and others in some parts of Horn of Africa and West Africa. The […]

What does it mean when sociologists say race is socially constructed? The genetic diversity that exists across the entire human race is very, very small, and race isn’t even a good proxy for what diversity does exist. That’s why we say race is a social construct: it’s a human-invented classification system. What is the race […]

What scientific contribution was made by TH Morgan and his students? Morgan’s work on the role of chromosomes in heredity was recognized in 1933 with the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. He continued to work until his death on December 4, 1945, at age 79. What did Thomas Hunt Morgan discover? Thomas Hunt Morgan […]

Is the whole language approach to reading effective? The scientific consensus is that whole-language-based methods of reading instruction (e.g., teaching children to use context cues to guess the meaning of a printed word) are not as effective as are phonics-instruction-based approaches. What is the whole language approach to reading instruction? Also known as balanced literacy, […]