In Two National Surveys-One Administered to Working Professionals and the Other

question 92

Multiple Choice

In two national surveys-one administered to working professionals and the other to college students taking a communication course-all of the following answers were identified as important top-ten speaking skills by both groups except

• A) keeping your audience interested and beginning/ending a presentation
• B) enhancing your credibility and overcoming/reducing nervousness/stage fright
• C) organizing your presentation and choosing appropriate and effective words
• D) using you voice effectively and selecting ideas and information for your presentation
• E) All of the above skills were identified as important by both groups.

Identify the factors influencing social mobility in the United States.

Explain the functionalist and conflict theories regarding social inequality and stratification.

Analyze the role of education, gender, and occupation in social stratification.

Describe the historical systems of stratification and their impact on modern society.

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Definitions:

Group Polarization

The phenomenon where the presence of a group can lead to decisions and opinions becoming more extreme in the direction of the group's pre-existing tendencies.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and self-restraint, often in group settings, leading to behavior that is normally inhibited.

Moderating Influences

Moderating influences refer to variables that change the strength or direction of the relationship between two other variables in a study.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and self-restraint, often in group contexts, leading to uninhibited behavior.