Which of the following is NOT one of the ideal-type characteristics of bureaucratic organizations, as specified by Max Weber?

a. Division of labor
b. Hierarchy of authority
c. Impersonality
d. Employment based on personal reputation


d

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The Bryant family believes that it is the father's job to take care of the lawn and external home maintenance, while it is the mother's role to manage the budget. This belief system refers to which power base?

A. referential power B. legitimate power C. informational power D. expert power

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If you were conducting research using a cross-section design with retrospective questions about childhood and adolescent years to young people in their twenties, you

a. should yield consistent results. b. may find this problematic regarding the accuracy of people's answers about what they felt or did years before. c. will have problems with internal validity. d. will have problems with internal validity and may find it problematic regarding the accuracy of people's answers about what they felt or did years before. e. none of these.

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Among men who practice what Anderson calls inclusive masculinity, which of the following is NOT an indicator of the shift in attitude from homophobic to gay-friendly?

a. Gay male cheerleaders have strong support from female and older male teammates. b. Heterosexual male cheerleaders usually befriend at least one teammate who is gay. c. These men still emphasized their great tone, large muscles, and fitness level as signs of their masculinity. d. Male cheerleaders more often refer to themselves as metrosexual, a term used to describe a man who is heterosexual, gay-friendly, and style-conscious.

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