According to Émile Durkheim, early forms of society were held together by ______________, in which people were connected because they performed similar types of work and shared similar beliefs and values.
a. organic solidarity
b. mechanical solidarity
c. automatic solidarity
d. structured solidarity
b. mechanical solidarity
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Deviance is constrained by attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief, according to
A) Differential association theory B) Labeling theory C) Social control theory D) Strain theory
C. Wright Mills' sociological imagination is most useful in helping sociologists transform ______ into ______.
A. public issues; private troubles B. private troubles; public issues C. community troubles; political issues D. global troubles; household issues
Which of the following is a criticism of Weber’s ideal-type analysis of bureaucracies?
A. It largely failed to take into account the informal side of bureaucracy. B. It largely failed to consider the hierarchical structure of most bureaucracies. C. It failed to identify division of labor as one of the ideal characteristics of bureaucracies. D. It failed to recognize the impersonal nature of bureaucracies.
In the United States, the upper class is composed of the highest-earning:
A. 5% of the population. B. 10% of the population. C. 20% of the population. D. 15% of the population.