Structured, planned meetings with one or more participants are called __________.

In Rho-dependent termination of transcription, the termination sequence in the DNA _______.

An example of an “obesogenic environment” is

Xuxa joined a religion for reasons that are personal and spiritual to her. A sociologist analyzing Xuxa’s experience might say that she has joined a moral community. A moral community will provide her with

Why are Black Americans harmed by being more likely than White Americans to be offered “subprime” mortgage loans?

Jackie works part-time at a fast-food restaurant and lives in public housing. Their meals generally consist of high-fat, high-cholesterol, and low-nutrient chicken and hamburgers that they purchase at a discount in the restaurant, “because that’s about all I can afford,” as they report. Not surprisingly, Jackie has several chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. How would a sociologist interpret Jackie’s situation?

One of the main differences between Karl Marx’s and Max Weber’s understanding of social class is that

Sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou believe that, when a teacher has preconceptions such as “Asian children are really studious and smart,” this belief can actually boost the performance of Asian students in the teacher’s classes. Lee and Zhou call this phenomenon

The “new” economy in which ideas, information, and forms of knowledge support and sustain innovation and growth is most commonly called the

What were the “Black Codes”?