Approaches to Social Problems That Are Sociological Focus On

question 32

Multiple Choice

Approaches to social problems that are sociological focus on:

• A) Collectivities of people: groups and societies
• B) Socially learned attitudes
• C) Individual beliefs
• D) The development of negative attitudes against out-groups

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Definitions:

Playa

A flat-bottomed desert basin that temporarily becomes a lake after heavy rain but reverts to a dry lakebed as the water evaporates.

Isotopes

Variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in their nuclei, affecting their atomic mass but not their chemical properties.

Ice-Core Data

Information obtained from cylindrical sections of ice drilled from glaciers and ice sheets, which provide valuable records of past climates.

Atmospheric Warming

The rise in Earth's average temperature due to increases in greenhouse gases, leading to climate change and variability in weather patterns.