Which item in the following list is best thought of as an achieved status?
a. Occupation
b. Physical or mental disability
c. Gender
d. Race
Answer: a
Sociology
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For Weber, _______________ is a fraction, the most important fraction, of the process of intellectualization
a. disenchantment b. scientific progress c. knowledge d. savagery
Sociology
The concept of "media" refers to__________.
A. computer-based technology B. the newspaper business C. channels of communication D. rules of interaction
Sociology
According to Marx, the most basic element of any human society is:
a. the family. b. religion. c. laws. d. the economic system.
Sociology
Which of the following is one of the major stages that most social problems seem to go through, as identified by Spector and Kitsuse?
A. legal invasion B. problem definition C. de-legitimacy D. emergence of citing of commands
Sociology