Sharlene is a working woman in the United States. She works in the profession that is most dominated by women, as more than 95% of those in the field are female. What is her occupation?

Why is it that people in online computer gaming forums or Internet chatrooms may be more likely to speak in aggressive or derogatory manners to other users, compared to the interaction styles they might use when communicating face-to-face?

a) because everyone else in the room usually does that and they are yielding to the effects of normative conformity b) because they usually know how to sever their connection before they can be identified by the person that they are insulting c) because they know that people playing the same games or frequenting the same forums will understand that they are just kidding d) because they experience the deindividuation that is afforded by anonymity

Socially defined behaviors that are considered appropriate for individuals because they hold certain positions in a group or society are called __________

a) social roles. b) social identities. c) social mores. d) social norms.