Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is roughly the same as Tönnies's concept of ________

a. Gemeinschaft.
b. Gesellschaft.
c. blasé urbanite.
d. specialization.


Answer: b

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As of 2012, survey research shows that about what percentage of U.S. adults say that homosexual relations are wrong?

a. 66 percent b. 46 percent c. 16 percent d. 6 percent

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Which of the following is true of corporate executive salaries?

A. Globalization has had some negative effects on earnings for corporate executives. B. Corporate executive salaries have skyrocketed. C. Median CEO pay increased slightly during the recession. D. Median CEO pay has declined somewhat in the postcrisis period.

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What is Robert Merton’s term for consequences that are no longer relevant to the current social system?

A. manifest functions B. dysfunctions C. latent functions D. nonfunctions

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