Sociologists commonly use the term "authority" in connection with those who hold legitimate power through:
A. elected or publicly acknowledged positions.
B. the threatened use of coercion.
C. a process of persuasion.
D. their ability to exercise their wills over others.
Answer: A
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____ argues that religion is important within a social system because of the sense of unity it provides for its believers and for the social system as a whole
a. Functionalism b. Conflict theory c. Network theory d. Ethnomethodology e. Symbolic interactionism
Which of the following is Charon's conclusion about social inequality?
a. It is inevitable, and we must learn to accept it. b. It is avoidable if society is organized properly. c. The best way to deal with inequality is to succeed as much as one can. d. Although inequality is inevitable, we can work to diminish it and question whether it is tolerable and just.
Which of the following is true of the family structures of early American Indian societies
A) No groups practiced monogamy. B) Most marriages were polygynous. C) The majority of tribes were matrilineal. D) Marriages and customs differed from tribe to tribe.
Collective conceptions of what is considered good, desirable, and proper, as well as bad, undesirable, and improper, are known as
A. values. B. folkways. C. sanctions. D. mores.