Tutor profile: Jennifer D.

What are some differences between active and passive learning strategies?

In order to better retain information pertaining to any given subject, an active learner might make and use flashcards, test themselves or others, etc., whereas a passive learner might only listen to lectures, read the textbook, or take notes that they will never revisit or will read without employing active learning strategies.

What three primary theoretical perspectives are employed by sociologists today?

Symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory are the three primary theoretical perspectives that are employed by sociologists today.

If Richard said he was equally romantically or sexually interested in both the same and opposite sex, where would he most likely fall on Alfred Kinsey's scale of sexuality (Kinsey Scale)?

Richard would likely fall in the middle (at around 3) on the Kinsey Scale.