According to Durkheim, social interaction in preindustrial societies is characterized by face-to-face, intimate, and primary group relationships. This type of interaction is referred to as:

a. organic solidarity. b. cohesive bonding

c. primitive bonding. d. mechanical solidarity.


d

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George,a sociologist and a critic of the feminist theory, is of the opinion that feminist theoristsdo not use a balanced approach and that such theories are usually biased toward women's issues

Which of the following is an accurate statement thatstrengthensGeorge's view? A) Feminist theories often concentrate on men and their attitudes toward women. B) Feminist theories assume that most homemakers voluntarily choose to perform this role over others. C) Feminist theories are often based oncase studies of African-American or Asian men and women. D) Feminist theories fail to concentrate on other forms of oppression such as disability and religious tolerance.

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The contradiction of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is a. idiographic versus nomothetic thinking

b. determinism versus agency. c. induction versus deduction. d. epistemology versus methodology. e. qualitative versus quantitative.

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A man from Mexico finds it hard to adjust to the "survival of the fittest" mindset that seems to exist in the U.S. To him it seems like everyone is always running from some sort of monster. This man is describing

a. reverse ethnocentrism. b. diffusion. c. culture shock. d. cultural relativism.

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________ are characterized by members whose activities are differentiated and interdependent

a. Complex societies b. Simple societies c. Functional societies d. Bureaucracies

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