For functionalists, social stratification is based on _____, or people's accomplishments.

A. Kakistocracy
B. Oligarchy
C. Patriarchy
D. Aristocracy
E. Meritocracy


Answer: E

Sociology

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a. size b. intimacy of relations c. amount of face-to-face contact d. all of the above

Sociology

The use of any drug or medication for a reason other than which it was intended or in a manner or in quantities other than directed which can lead to clinically significant impairment or distress is referred to as which of these?

A. drug abuse B. drug rehabilitation C. drug addiction D. drug codependency

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The sociologist who first defined the differences between primary and secondary groups is __________

a. Charles H. Cooley b. George H. Mead c. C. Wright Mills d. Talcott Parsons

Sociology

Some nations, such as Sweden, are referred to as _____ societies, meaning that they include people who share a common culture and who are typically from similar social, religious, political, and economic backgrounds

a. homogeneous b. subculture c. heterogeneous d. diffused

Sociology