In very simple societies:
a. the concept of family is not well-defined.
b. all major social needs are met by the family and kinship.
c. the definition of family is universal.
d. education and defense are the only responsibilities of the government.
b
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a. biological b. genetic c. racial d. cultural
Which of the following statements best describes miscegenation?
A. It refers to a set of beliefs that one's own racial group is inherently superior to other groups. B. It is an attitude that prejudges people, usually in a negative way. C. It refers to an oversimplified or exaggerated generalization about a group of people. D. It refers to marriage or sexual relations between a man and a woman of different races. E. It refers to the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups.
Sociologist Michael Burawoy asserts that sociology should seek to do which of these?
A. a full schedule of classes each semester with emphasis in sociology B. public adherence to sociological principles C. to take sociological ideas into the community, extending beyond academia D. to address only public issues
Nellie was worried about her mother living on her own after she divorced Nellie's father. How might Eric Klinenberg's research help assuage Nellie's fears?
a. He found that people living alone actually have more, rather than less, social interaction than their married counterparts. b. Klinenberg's respondents reported higher-than-average IQs, possibly because people who live alone spend more time reading. c. People who live alone reported experiencing moderate anxiety, but that feeling dissipated within one year. d. People who live alone tend to be more financially stable than those who live with someone else.