MILESTONE
Score 23/25
You passed this Milestone
23 questions were answered correctly.
MILESTONE
2 questions were answered incorrectly.
1
Which of the following statements about strain theory is true?
Strain theory argues that group associations explain why people engage in deviant 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
Score 23/25
You passed this Milestone
23 questions were answered correctly.
MILESTONE
2 questions were answered incorrectly.
1
Which of the following statements about strain theory is true?
Strain theory argues that group associations explain why people engage in deviant 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
