Cults sometimes engage in practices, such as suicide or polygamy, which would be considered in direct opposition to U.S. cultural values. Therefore, cults would be considered a __________________________.
a. subculture
b. reference group
c. counterculture
d. material culture
c. counterculture
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What will be an ideal response?
Mechanical solidarity and Gemeinschaft both describe the most intimate societies that are personal and have close kinship connections
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Reward-and-punishment effects are most closely associated with which theory?
A. role-taking theory B. social learning theory C. Piaget's theory of cognitive development D. Kohlberg's theory of moral development
According to the conflict perspective, if a man wants to maintain his current status in the societal class structure, he should __________
a. create a cognitive outlook b. secure his cultural capital c. find his hidden curriculum d. promote his upward mobility