The distinction between authority and coercion is that authority:
a. can never be achieved without some power being used.
b. is less stable.
c. involves religious beliefs.
d. rests on the consent of the people.
e. is more efficient that coercion alone.
D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. Emile Durkheim b. Robert Merton c. Max Weber d. Karl Marx
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A. gentrification B. urbanization C. ossification D. colonization