Read this vignette and answer questions 2-4   George’s best friend, Charles, recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige. George notices that Charles is spending more of his time, on and off the job, with his friends in management. Over dinner, Charles confides in George that he is really perturbed by the poor behavior of his former coworkers, that they have bad attitudes on the job, and that he doesn’t know how to handle them now that he is their supervisor. George and Charles continue to be friends but they don’t interact as much at work any more.   Which elements of the sociological tool box can best help us understand Charles’s behavior in this story?

An Index include a series of __________ designed to develop one or more dimensions of a given concept. (pick the best answer)

As we discussed in class, which of the following situations is most likely to produce a positive emotion?

According to status characteristics theory, gender, race, and education levels are usually examples of __________.

How was “muscular Christianity” reflected in American foreign policy?

Nez Perce lived in the Pacific Northwest.  What was FALSE about their experience in the late 19th century?

The “Lost Cause” refers to southern leaders’ recognition of the prominent role slavery had in the Civil War.

Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph was a door to mass entertainment.  What was TRUE about this transformative invention?

Railroads transformed the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Factory work was a cornerstone of the industrial economy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Which of following was TRUE about these new systems of labor?