A sect is a
A. generally small, secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.
B. large, organized religion that is not officially linked with the state or government.
C. religious organization that claims to include most or all of the members of a society and is recognized as the national or official religion.
D. relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.
D. relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.
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capitalism. The drive for profit works to ensure that some people will always be poor, he says. This is known as __________. A) structural theory B) institutional discrimination theory C) a culture-of-poverty hypothesis D) a political economy approach to poverty
Measures of official poverty in the United States
a. are dependent upon the size of a family b. are dependent upon the family income c. are used by the Social Security Administration d. all of these
The theory of doing gender is most closely associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?
A. structural functionalism B. symbolic interactionism C. conflict theory D. integrative theory
Timmy's parents recently divorced, and he is spending an equal amount of time in both his mother's and father's homes. This is an example of:
A. split custody. B. chaotic custody. C. joint custody. D. sole custody.