Authority refers to power that is prescribed and legitimate within a social/cultural setting
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Many years ago Gregg Carter was on a European vacation; while sitting in the main Frankfurt bus terminal, he noticed a young man wearing a Sigma Chi t-shirt; being a Sigma Chi himself, Gregg approached him and started a conversation
In less than a minute, they had established that the room-mate of the young man wearing the t-shirt was Gregg's fraternity advisor at UNLV. This is a classic confirmation of Milgram's "small-world" research. a. true b. false
Although some of the early sociologists saw themselves as social reformers, by the middle of the 20th century the focus of the discipline of sociology had shifted to
A. theorizing and gathering information. B. a de-emphasis on the scientific method. C. applied sociology. D. advocacy of civil rights for minorities.
Which of the following is not one of the most commonly recognized social institutions?
a. education b. health care c. family d. religion e. economy
According to structural functionalists, what is the overall function of the family for society?
a. It provides economically for society. b. It reproduces the population. c. It maintains order and control. d. It provides the workforce.