The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called

a. immigration.
b. cultural transmission.
c. popular culture.
d. diffusion.


d

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Once an individual seeks treatment for psychiatric problems, doctors typically

A. remedicalize the journals they use. B. assume that the individual has a mental illness. C. work to reduce the stigma of mental illness. D. work to identify the individuals’ cultural background and its impact on treatment. E. seek to understand the social context in which the individual’s symptoms or problems emerged.

Sociology

Why is it most common for the nonmaterial culture to lag behind material culture?

What will be an ideal response

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Rational-legal authority is best described as:

a. authority based on extraordinary personal characteristics. b. authority based on the sanctity of time honored routines. c. authority based on submission to a set of reasonably established rules. d. exercise of power through force or threat of force.

Sociology

Tactics that involve give-and-take, as in negotiations and discussion, are referred to as

A. unilateral tactics. B. hard tactics. C. bilateral tactics. D. rational tactics.

Sociology