C. Wright Mills used the term __________ in referring to a small clique composed of the top corporate, political, and military officials who hold the most power in society

a. oligarchy
b. bureaucracy
c. autocrats
d. power elite


d

Sociology

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The authors point out that individual change occurs because

a. the actor is thinking and active in situations. b. the social context changes. c. both of the above. d. none of the above; individual change is more biological than psychological or social.

Sociology

A position or rank that is assigned to a person at birth and cannot be changed is:

a. a closed status b. a fixed status c. an achieved status d. an ascribed status

Sociology

For Thomas Scheff, the key step in residual deviance becoming a mental disorder is __________

a. when society decides to label it as one b. when the courts decide that this is the case c. after the individual recognizes what he/she has done d. when the patient is released from the mental hospital

Sociology

Some people are born intersexed, meaning __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

Sociology