If You Were on the Selection Committee for Your University's

question 132

Multiple Choice

If you were on the selection committee for your university's medical school, your best measure of a successful candidate would be to have test results from

• A) IQ results only.
• B) school grades and an aptitude test.
• C) aptitude tests and GRE results.
• D) school grades and an achievement test.
• E) school grades only.

Comprehend modern sociological theories and their criticisms regarding identity formation and societal engagement.

Recognize early sociological perspectives on urbanization and its effects on social interactions.

Grasp the changes and continuities in racial categorization and its implications in the United States.

Understand the foundations and assertions of conflict theory in analyzing social change.

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Definitions:

Differentiation

The process of becoming or making something different, in sociology, it refers to the development of increasingly specialized roles and institutions within a society.

Peter Blau's Exchange Theory

A sociological perspective that views social interactions as transactions in which individuals seek to maximize their rewards and minimize their costs.

Legitimization

The process of making something acceptable, justified, or seen as legitimate, often in a social, legal, or moral sense.

Power Differentials

The disparities in power between individuals or groups in a social hierarchy or structure.