What term applies to a social movements that seeks only to change some specific behavior of individuals, such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union’s efforts to ban the consumption of alcoholic beverages?  

A central sociological principle of education is that a nation’s education reflects its culture.

Karl Marx described workers as:

What term best describes a general movement away from religiosity and spiritual belief toward a rational, scientific orientation?

In the United States, what single factor determines who attends college more than any other?

When Weber describes the “spirit of capitalism,” he is emphasizing the:

In education theory, the Pygmalion effect is associated with what sociological paradigm?

According to the text, what is the primary criticism leveled against capitalism?

Criminologists argue that the prison system in America has become a profitable business with many different businesses, politicians, and communities now having a vested interest in maintaining high levels of incarceration.  What term do they use to describe this phenomenon?

Which sector of the economy is associated with manufacturing?