Selection of a successor leader in a sect is done by a process called the ________, which involves an organization's attempt to transmit the charisma of the former leader to a new one
a. church hierarchy
b. routinization of charisma
c. divine calling
d. nomination and election process
b
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a) Many religions consider homosexuality a sin. b) Gays rarely attend religious services because they are almost always discriminated against. c) Gays agree that their homosexuality is a sin, but they feel they can't do much about it. d) Few, if any, pastors are willing to perform same-sex marriages.
Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to the predicted bankruptcy of the Social Security system?
a. Social Security is a trust fund. b. the baby-boomer generation will be retiring. c. people are living longer. d. women have been having more children since the 1960s.
Researchers estimate that for men born between 1965 and 1969 ___________ of African Americans will serve some time in prison by the time they are thirty
A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 30%