According to Max Weber’s theory, if an employee violates a rule from the employee handbook, the consequences would be considered legitimate because it represents which type of authority?
a. traditional authority
b. legal-rational authority
c. charismatic authority
d. coercion
Answer: B
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Which of these is associated with a person who is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male?
A. sex B. gender C. transgender D. intersex
What was Weber's term to describe the ideal of a self-denying, highly moral life, accompanied by hard work and frugality?
A) the spirit of capitalism B) the modernization doctrine C) the Protestant ethic D) the predestination theology
Suppose you are part of a research team stationed in Uganda to do sociological surveys. You are there with your same-sex spouse of eight years. In Uganda, homosexuality was criminalized in 2009 and is currently punishable by life imprisonment. Attitudes in the country are not favorable toward homosexuality, but you have not experienced difficulties in daily life. As you begin the write-up of your research, you are especially aware of the scholarly need to
a.) ensure that the Ugandan government approves of all your data. b.) disseminate your data to all of your colleagues for preliminary review. c.) avoid being outed (detected) as a same-sex couple. d.) avoid letting your own beliefs about same-sex relationships enter your writing.
Which of the following is the most important agent of socialization?
A. peer groups B. religion C. mass media D. the family