Rather than being rooted in a particular individual, rational-legal authority is vested in ____
a. statuses and norms
b. corporations
c. states
d. families
e. Divine right
A
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A. ample resources B. an ideology C. dedicated members D. large financial backing
__________ is the process by which a new category of people or type of land use gradually predominates in an area formerly dominated by another group or activity
a. Diffusion b. Succession c. Gentrification d. Invasion
Which of the following statements is true of divorce statistics in the U.S.?
A) The number of children living in single-parent homes is three times higher than it was in 1965. B) More than half of married couples will divorce before their twenty-first anniversary. C) The median age at which men encounter their first divorce is about 31. D) All of the answers are correct.
Rational-legal authority refers to leaders who derive their authority from:
A. custom and accepted practice. B. the written rules and regulations of political systems. C. the threat to use coercion to impose one's will on others. D. their exceptional personal or emotional appeal.