According to Emile Durkheim, postindustrial societies generally operate more like a living organism, which he refers to as ______.
A. organic solidarity
B. mechanical solidarity
C. social harmony
D. social order
Answer: A
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
How would a student from a lower-class family with parents of low levels of education most likely perform in school?
A. He will likely engage in criminal activity. B. He will be able to participate better in structured activities. C. He will have a better chance at getting a sports scholarship. D. He will have a harder time adopting school norms.
Marx called religion "the opiate of the masses" because __________.
A. opium was served during Mass in the Russian Orthodox Church B. people feel better after attending religious services and, therefore, have the strength to combat injustice C. he was both highly religious and an opium addict D. he said it persuades people to accept an unjust system rather than work to change it
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Ethnomethodologists ignore how accounts are rejected by others. 2. Sociologists only analyze accounts, they do not offer them. 3. Ethnomethodologists can study the accounts offered by sociologists. 4. According to ethnomethodologists, sociologists change social life in the process of studying it. 5. According to ethnomethodologists, sociologists can remain unobtrusive or are able to study social life without influencing it.