Which sociologist claimed that a society's typical worldview defined its way of life?
a. Gerhard Lenski
b. Karl Marx
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Max Weber
Answer: d. Max Weber
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a. brought a huge reduction in death rates for lung and breast cancer. b. been equally divided between cancer prevention and drug and radiation therapy. c. mostly focused on high-tech chemical and radiation research. d. a and b above
A manifest function of college is ______.
A. helping educated young adults meet similarly educated prospective marriage partners B. increasing binge drinking and alcohol-related deaths C. bettering society by educating young people D. legitimating the myth of meritocracy
Sociologists have found that educational outcomes are better in
A. larger schools with a communal structure. B. smaller schools with a communal structure. C. larger schools with a bureaucratic structure. D. smaller schools with a bureaucratic structure.
Émile Durkheim introduced the term ________ into sociological literature to describe the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
A. neutralization B. cultural transmission C. disobedience D. anomie