This type of solidarity is characteristic of small, traditional societies.

a. organic solidarity
b. rural solidarity
c. cult solidarity
d. mechanical solidarity


d. mechanical solidarity

Sociology

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Recent studies show that

a. most nursing home residents either have no close relative who can care for them, or have an extreme mental or physical deterioration that is beyond the care capabilities of family members. b. most nursing home patients are there because their children do not want to care for them. c. virtually all nursing home residents receive excellent care. d. for-profit nursing homes offer better patient care than those run by non-profit groups.

Sociology

People migrated to cities during the Industrial Revolution, when the production of goods shifted from home-based human labor to machines and factories, because they yearned for city life and factory work

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

In using the sociological imagination to understand how someone selects a mate, we would look for:

a. social values internalized from reading religious texts. b. individuals engaging in competition for partners. c. the social value of universal features of attractiveness. d. how groups defined values related to good matches. e. an economic rational choice of balanced interests.

Sociology

In the context of the primary ways of determining descent, ________ favors the father's relatives in terms of property, inheritance, and emotional ties.

A. bilateral descent B. patrilineal descent C. matrilineal descent D. bilineal descent

Sociology