The Brief Filed by the American Sociological Association in the 2013

question 12

Multiple Choice

The brief filed by the American Sociological Association in the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court cases involving same-sex marriage

• A) advocated a position supported by a slight majority of members of the association.
• B) supported federal and state statutes that prohibited same-sex marriage.
• C) refuted a study purporting to show that children of same-sex parents fare worse than children of opposite-sex parents.
• D) concluded that the evidence was mixed on the impact of same-sex parenting on a child's well-being.

Distinguish between different forms of power and control as discussed in postmodern theory.

Identify the fields where postmodern theory has made significant contributions.

Understand semiotics and its application across different symbol systems.

Recognize the importance of economy and language in Marxist and Structuralist theory.

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Definitions:

Contrast Law

A principle in psychology that states the perceived intensity of a stimulus can change relative to the intensity of a preceding or surrounding stimulus.

Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory

A theory proposing that avoidance learning involves both classical conditioning of fear and operant conditioning of the avoidance response.

Avoidance Conditioning

A learning process in operant conditioning wherein an individual learns a behavior to avoid an undesired stimulus or outcome.

Aversive Event

An unfavorable or unpleasant event or stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape.