Sociologist Max Weber suggested that a person who has a high level of prestige is assumed to receive deferential and respectful treatment from others. He noted all the following to be true EXCEPT that they tend to:
a. socialize with one another.
b. marry outside their own group of social equals.
c. spend their leisure time together.
d. safeguard their status by restricting outsiders' opportunities to join their ranks.
b
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a. true b. false
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