A clique is best defined as:

a. the status of individuals in groups
b. subgroups within groups
c. the role set of a person
d. none of the above


b. subgroups within groups

Sociology

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A/An __________ is exceptionally powerful in determining an individual's identity, often to the point where other statuses are virtually ignored

a. role b. master status c. achieved status d. ascribed status

Sociology

What are the five categories of interpersonal relations that form the basis of the Confucian teachings that Koreans follow?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Following Emile Durkheim, the ordinary elements of everyday life are correctly considered to be ________

a. sacred. b. profane. c. religion. d. ritual.

Sociology

Jacob is a sociologist who studies how social institutions play a role in drug use as well as the effects of drug abuse on individuals. Jacob's work is most relevant to which of these terms?

A. dramaturgy B. symbolic interactionism C. ethnomethodology D. the micro-macro continuum

Sociology