Social networks are typically ________

a. built on primary relationships.
b. "fuzzy" groups made up of people we "know of" rather than those we know well.
c. characterized by a strong sense of membership.
d. characterized by boundaries defining membership.


Answer: b

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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b. does not allow divorce for the first 3 years of marriage. c. allows divorce only in the case of spousal abuse. d. allows a no-fault divorce after a 6-month separation.

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The United States follows _____, where private citizens own the means of production and pursue profits, but within a system of laws to protect the welfare of the population

a. state socialism b. state capitalism c. laissez-faire capitalism d. pure capitalism

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An 83-year-old woman is placed at a small table in a dark corner of a trendy nightclub and is ignored by the staff. Her shoddy treatment is probably due to her age, which is a(n) ________ status.

A. ascribed B. achieved C. structural D. horizontal

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