A large number of people who are all oriented toward a set of shared symbols or social objects are
a. a crowd
b. a mass
c. a social aggregate
d. a statistical category
B
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abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education, teen sex, contraception, and teen pregnancy. Compare the U.S. to other countries mentioned in the text. What will be an ideal response?
According to Max Weber, when a social movement reaches its mature stage it becomes a bureaucracy led by career officials rather than by prophets or agitators
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A society that attempts to provide each of its members with an equal chance to achieve material well-being is promoting:
a. equality of birth b. equality of opportunity c. equality of result d. pluralism
Because there are no obvious ways of determining how much opportunity individuals really have, social scientists measure it indirectly by examining __________
a. social backgrounds b. social hierarchies c. social mobility d. social stagnation