When variables vary in opposite directions, the association between variables is said to be

a. positive
b. neutral
c. contradictory
d. negative


d

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The paternalistic system characteristically occurs

a. In rural, agricultural societies b. Where stratification is linked to class rather than race c. When the subordinated group is the numerical minority d. When the division of labor is highly complex

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A bivariate relation is between two or more variables

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Time demands are a stressor especially felt by which group?

A. families with adolescent children B. families with young children C. retirement couples D. newlywed couples

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Which sociologist has merged Marx's emphasis on class conflict with Weber's recognition that power is an important element of stratification?

A. Ralf Dahrendorf B. Kingsley Davis C. William Julius Wilson D. Gerhard Lenski, Jr.

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