Emile Durkheim claimed that the defining trait of modernity was ________
a. faith in established tradition.
b. kinship.
c. common beliefs.
d. an increasing division of labor.
Answer: d
You might also like to view...
A gamma computed on the relationship between marital happiness and amount of TV viewing is +0.78. This means that
a. if we know how pairs of couples compare on TV viewing, we would be 78% better off predicting their ranks on marital happiness. b. happily married couples don't watch TV. c. couples that watch a lot of TV tend to be unhappy. d. TV causes divorce.
Occupying a higher social class in a society improves your life chances and brings greater access to social rewards.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Michael often engages in casual sexual interactions with women without any expectations of commitment. These are called:
A. sexual scripts. B. hooking up. C. wheeling. D. hooding.
Early research on the diffusion of innovation focused on:
a. farmers’ adoption of new types of seeds b. the spread of popular music such as rock ’n’ roll around the world c. shipbuilding designs originating in Asia and adopted in Europe d. fashion, especially of casual wear and practical footwear