Define and explain modernization.
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Culture is defined by Becker as
a. a shared understanding. b. concerted action. c. a number of people who have similar personalities. d. the material objects that people make.
Which of the following statements about the definition of alcoholism is FALSE?
a) There is no universally accepted definition of alcoholism. b) Alcoholics can be identified on the basis of certain problems that they have as a result of drinking. c) Alcoholism is a clearly defined and understood disease. d) Alcoholism involves a compulsion to drink, causing damage to one's self and others.
Urbanization required a new form of social control and social order, which is ______, compared to populations accustomed to living in rural environments.
A. the conformity of individuals to explicit and implicit social rules and behaviors B. a sense of communal values C. authoritarian standards of cohesion D. a way of life of a society
Max Weber laid the foundation for the resource mobilization model with his work on social power. Which one of these is NOT a resource shaping relative social power within society?
A. class B. gender C. party D. status