Our book tells us that social media influencers often fall into which of the following categories? Hint: There could be more than one correct answer, select all that fall into the categories.

Lou is always on the go. He loves the Nintendo Switch because it can travel with him and he just bought the Meta Ray-Bans because he wants to act like a spy and take pictures hands-free since he is constantly doing something. Every morning, he can’t leave the house without his iPhone, his iPad, and his Kindle (he knows he can read books on his iPad but he likes the user interface of a Kindle). Lou would be considered a digital collaborator.

Brands can build social currency by using the six dimensions, which of the following is not a element of this principle?

Altruistic impulses focus intently on benefitting a single individual.

Social control refers to ______.

Strain theory, developed by Robert Merton, suggests that deviance occurs when ______.

Sociological Theory and Research Choose ONE of the following prompts. Option A – Pick a Theory and Apply It Choose one major theoretical perspective we used in this course: structural functionalism conflict theory symbolic interactionism In your answer: Name the theory. In 2–3 sentences, describe how it sees society. Then pick one social issue (for example: social media and body image, crime, education, or gender at work). Explain how your chosen theory would make sense of that issue. Keep it simple: one theory + one issue + a clear explanation. Option B – Pick a Method and a Question Choose one sociological research method: survey interview observation (fieldwork) experiment using existing data In your answer: Name the method and briefly describe what it is. Give one example of a research question that could be studied with this method. Say one strength of using this method and one limitation. Again: one method + one question + one strength + one limitation.

Intersectionality is the idea that ______.

Groupthink is a phenomenon that occurs when ______.

A sociologist using a functionalist perspective on gender might argue that in traditional societies, distinct gender roles (men as breadwinners, women as homemakers) were useful because ______.