Anomie refers to a
A. model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated.
B. loss of direction that is felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
C. classification scheme containing two or more categories.
D. type of suicide that is based on depression.
B. loss of direction that is felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
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The stage of life that many people find to be the loneliest is __________
Fill in the blank with correct word
Class systems of stratification are characterized as
a. rigid. c. restricted. b. closed. d. fluid.
The __________ is the political entity that possesses a legitimate monopoly over the use of force within its territory to achieve its goals
a. political branch b. state c. bureaucracy d. executive branch
The postindustrial economy, which emerged during the final decades of the twentieth century and was marked by service work and computer technology, had the effect of__________.
A. centralizing population in cities B. decentralizing population away from central cities C. dramatically decreasing the share of population in urban areas D. holding steady the share of population in urban areas