The Practice of __________ Occurs When an Individual Registers a Famous

question 17

Multiple Choice

The practice of __________ occurs when an individual registers a famous trademark as an Internet domain name and then offer to sell the domain name to the trademark owner for a ransom.

• A) Internet trademark abuse
• B) domain misuse
• C) domain / trademark harassment
• D) cybersquatting

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interactionists

Sociologists who study how people use symbols to create meaning and how those meanings shape and are shaped by social interaction.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Patriarchal Culture

A societal structure in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

Symbolic Interactionism

A sociological perspective focusing on the symbolic meanings that people create and attach to behaviors, objects, and people, and how they use these meanings in their interactions.