Think about the last time you shared a holiday dinner with your family. Many holiday dishes are served year after year. What kind of authority might be displayed through these dishes and other practices at the holiday meal?

a.) traditional authority
b.) charismatic authority
c.) legal-rational authority
d.) bureaucratic authority


Answer: a.) traditional authority

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a. the amount of money available for the project. b. the group paying for the research. c. the type of questions being asked. d. whether the results will be published.

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Which of the following research methods would a sociologist use to gather data by means of personal interviews or written questionnaires?

a. Observation b. Experiment c. Survey d. Existing data

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Humor is a(n) ________ resilience factor.

A. structural B. family C. community D. individual

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Which of the following statements about capital punishment is true?

A. There is little empirical evidence to support the idea that it deters people from engaging in crimes. B. States with the death penalty have lower homicide rates. C. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, White non-Hispanics are disproportionately sentenced to death. D. The overwhelming majority of people in the United States say they do not support capital punishment.

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