Sociologists use the term __________ for the disorientation that people feel when they encounter cultures radically different from their own that challenge their own taken-for -granted assumptions about life


Answer: Culture Shock

Sociology

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In class systems, social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

___________ Early sociologist who distinguished between two types of social solidarity-- organic and mechanical

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

__________ movements seek to improve society by changing some specific aspect of the social structure. Members usually work within the existing system to attempt to change public policy so that it more adequately reflects their own value system

a. Revolutionary b. Reform c. Alternative d. Resistance (regressive)

Sociology

Temporary work is

a. limited to clerical workers. b. growing rapidly. c. limited to temporary agencies. d. unorganized. e. well paid.

Sociology