Anomie, as defined by Durkheim, is frequently referred to as a state of
a. extreme depression
b. excessive social integration.
c. total detachment from society and societal forces.
d. relative normlessness caused by the breakdown of social influences.
d
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The paradox of sociology—the power of society over its members versus the power of social actors to change society—has the following implication(s):
a. Society is not a static entity; it is created, sustained, and changed by people. b. The social forms that people create often take on a sacred quality that constrains behavior in socially prescribed ways. c. Since social structures are created and sustained by people, they are imperfect. d. All of the above
Betty has just taken a position with a different corporation. She is quite frustrated because workers in her new office have a different approach than what she is used to. Her co-workers use terms that she has not heard before and have their own ways of dividing the work and covering for each other. Betty is reacting to:
a. a subculture. b. cultural diffusion. c. a counterculture. d. changing mores.
The longer a family is a single-parent family, the more difficult the adjustment for ________ in remarriage
a. the stepmother b. the stepfather c. the children d. the extended family
Most working Americans under the age of 65 use the "out-of-pocket" model of health care.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)