Weber interpreted religious beliefs as

a. an opiate for the masses
b. a way to worship society itself
c. a way to explain the existence of suffering
d. a system of totems and symbols


c. a way to explain the existence of suffering

Sociology

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Acceptance as an adaptive strategy response to unequal status involves

a. Pretending or truly accepting the lower status of your group b. Taking out your frustration on someone who is easier or more available as a target than the true source of the inequality c. Practicing "passing" as a majority group member in society d. Avoiding reminders of the inequality one is often forced to experience

Sociology

The most basic measure of fertility is the __________ rate

a. total fertility b. age-specific birth c. crude birth d. non-refined fertility

Sociology

According to Marci Bounds Littlefield, a "new racism" includes ____________.

A. color-blindness B. fascism C. containment D. exclusion

Sociology

Wally and Linda have accepted the fact that their marriage has ended; Linda attributes the divorce to Wally's love affair with another woman; Wally rationalizes his extramarital activities to Linda's loss of interest in sex. Wally and Linda are in which stage of marital dissolution?

A. discussion B. action C. postdissolution D. hostility

Sociology