Ferdinand Tönnies used the term ________ to refer to communities that are large, impersonal, and often urban, with little consensus concerning values or commitment to the group.

A. Gemeinschaft
B. Gesellschaft
C. mechanical solidarity
D. organic solidarity


B. Gesellschaft

Sociology

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Research shows that growing up in a single-parent family

a. is beneficial to children. b. has no effect on children. c. can disadvantage children. d. is beneficial to boys, but harmful to girls.

Sociology

The random assignment of individuals to groups helps reduce individual characteristics as ______ of a study.

a. subjects b. variables c. effects d. confounds

Sociology

Urban Gangs associated with organized crime over the past decade have expanded their operations to include alien smuggling, human trafficking, and ______.

A. prostitution B. identity theft C. embezzlement D. welfare fraud

Sociology

In ______, the Supreme Court established the "separate but equal" doctrine.

A. Dred Scott v. Sanford B. Roe v. Wade C. Plessy v. Ferguson D. Marvin v. Mitchell E. Amistad v. Virginia

Sociology