The status that dominates all other statuses in the mind of an individual is called the

a. master status.
b. salient status.
c. primary status.
d. best status.
e. None of the above.


a.

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a. true b. false

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The __________, with the 1960s' economic expansion, brought a significant reduction in the number of Americans below the poverty line

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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The idea of the social construction of illness experience is based on the concept of ________ as a social construction.

a. health b. reality c. medical knowledge d. sociology

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Societies with mechanical solidarity have a stronger collective conscious than those held together with organic solidarity. 2. Durkheim argues social facts are best explained by other social facts. 3. According to Durkheim’s concept of dynamic density, there is less competition in societies with organic as opposed to mechanical solidarity. 4. Nonmaterial social facts can be studied by looking at social change. 5. Organic solidarity is enforced with repressive law.

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