According to Emile Durkheim, as people meet to affirm common beliefs and values, they are bound together in a __________.

A. sect
B. moral community
C. cult
D. kinship group


Answer: B

Sociology

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__________ identify the statuses that individuals occupy and thus tell others how to behave toward them

a. Status indicators titles b. Status symbols c. Job d. Prestige symbols

Sociology

Chambliss's research on the saints and the roughnecks is an example of __________

A) conflict theory B) illegitimate opportunity structure C) labeling D) criminal enterprise

Sociology

Cultural transmission theory helps to explain recidivism among ex-convicts

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Durkheim believed that suicide rates were best explained by:

a. social integration b. status frustration c. status integration d. community migration

Sociology