An employee at a welfare office is so concerned with paperwork that he doesn't have time to administer to the needs of the poor, hungry, and homeless individuals who seek assistance. According to Merton's theory, this welfare worker would be a(n)
A. ritualist.
B. innovator.
C. rebel.
D. retreatist.
Answer: A
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The richest _____________ of people in the world hold 40% of the total household wealth
a. 1% c. 10% b. 5% d. 20%
W.E.B Du Bois would describe Jim Crow segregation as __________, whereas Max Weber would describe it as __________.
A) the result of social status differentials; instrumental rationality B) contributing to “double consciousness”; social closure C) a form of mechanical solidarity; class consciousness D) the result of charismatic leadership; traditional social action
Increasing the number of persons with whom an individual comes into contact makes it impossible for that individual to know everyone well. The result is knowing many people, but only in their partial roles. This concept is known as
a. primary group ties. b. secondary group ties. c. segmentalization. d. heterogeneity.