Mathilde owns her own grocery. She buys items in bulk and sells each item for more than she paid for it so she can make some money. To encourage repeat business she is always very polite to her customers and will, for example, give someone a new carton of milk for free if he or she claims there was a problem with the last cartoon bought - no questions asked! Mathilde's ways exemplify the norms associated with which social institution?

Children's toys figure prominently in the socialization process

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Women entering the work force and earning family income have helped stabilize the divorce rate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

George Ritzer used the concept of functionalism to describe the increasing bureaucratization of social life

a. true b. false

According to Cook, O’Brien, and Kollock, which trend indicates a move toward a more integrated exchange theory? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. More field research on macroscopic issues. b. More laboratory research on macroscopic issues. c. Shift in focus to form dyads to larger networks of exchange. d. Synthesis of exchange theory with other structural sociologies.