A sect is a loosely organized religious group with practices and teachings outside the dominant cultural and religious traditions of a society. Sect leadership is based on charismatic characteristics of the individual leader, including an unusual ability to communicate and to form attachments with other people
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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A counterculture is a relatively cohesive cultural system that varies in form and substance from the dominant culture, but shares the dominant culture's basic values
a. true b. false
Which of these is TRUE according to the power elite theory?
A. Power is concentrated in a small number of people who control the major institutions of the state. B. Power is dispersed throughout a stable society. C. Power is concentrated in the hands of the people rather than the elite. D. Power is concentrated in the hands of those in government.
Marx called the owners of the means of production
a. the power elite. b. the political elite. c. the ruling class. d. the oligarchy.
At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the________
a. shogun. b. burakumin or "outcasts." c. samurai or "warriors." d. Shudra.