Essentials of Sociology Resúmenes

1) Sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) used the term stigma to refer to characteristics that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability and violations of norms of appearance. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Knowledge 2) Sociologically, an act cannot be classified as deviance if it does not cause physical or emotional harm to another individual. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Application 3) Human sexuality illustrates how a group’s definition...

1) Sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) used the term stigma to refer to characteristics that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability and violations of norms of appearance. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Knowledge 2) Sociologically, an act cannot be classified as deviance if it does not cause physical or emotional harm to another individual. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Application 3) Human sexuality illustrates how a group’s definition...