Describe a social group
What will be an ideal response?
A social group is a plurality of people who are actually in interaction. There are certain membership criteria and a sense of identity. Groups have social boundaries--some people are recognized as belonging and others as not. Groups have a clear social structure with the members having different statuses and roles. There are feelings of attachment and unity, and norms governing behavior.
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Marvin Harris's Principle of Infrastructural Determinism assumes that the ________ conditions the ________, which in turn conditions the ________
a. superstructure; structure; infrastructure b. economy; politics; religion c. infrastructure; structure; superstructure d. technology; economy; ideology
Max Weber recognized two forms of power. What are they? How do they differ from each other?
What will be an ideal response?
The sociological significance of the various social revolutions is that the type of society in which we live determines the kind of people we become
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When politicians in recent elections made appeals to “working families” and “people who shower after work, not before,” this provided evidence that __________
A) the importance of class in the United States is increasing B) politicians are trying to downplay the importance of class C) political rhetoric is out of touch with American beliefs D) the importance of class in the United States is decreasing