A student has a habit of talking on her cell phone during class. One day, the professor stops his lecture and asks her to respect the other students in his class by turning off her phone. In this situation, the professor used _______ to maintain social control.

If the U.S. Patent Office were to issue a patent for a new type of tomato that tastes like a jellybean, it would be issuing a _______.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of bureaucracies? 

For the data frame below, what is the dtype of df[‘C’] if I check it with df[‘C’].dtype?  A B C 0 12 Red 109 1 10 Green 147 2 15 NaN None 3 14 Blue 130 4 13 NaN 120

Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:

Why do sociologists need to be careful when drawing conclusions from twin studies?

A _______ perspective theorist might find it particularly noteworthy that wealthy corporations improve the quality of life in peripheral nations by providing workers with jobs, pumping money into the local economy, and improving transportation infrastructure.

In the United States most people define themselves as:

The government of _______ blocks citizens’ access to popular new media sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

Which type of group leadership has a communication pattern that flows from the top down?