For functionalists, social stratification is based on _____, or people's accomplishments.
A. Kakistocracy
B. Oligarchy
C. Patriarchy
D. Aristocracy
E. Meritocracy
Answer: E
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A primary group is distinguished from a secondary group by which of the following?
a. size b. intimacy of relations c. amount of face-to-face contact d. all of the above
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
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
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