Unlike traditional and charismatic authority, rational-legal authority:

A) ?is most common in nonindustrialized societies where power resides in kinship groups.
B) ?is based on customs that justify a ruler's position.
C) ?is personal and reflects extraordinary deeds or even a belief that a leader has been chosen by God.
D) ?is power based on exceptional individual abilities and characteristics that inspire devotion.
E) ?is based on rules and regulations that pertain to an office.


E

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. re-socialization B. cultural equity C. separate but equal ideologies D. none of these

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Industrialization ______ technology and modes of production.

A. created B. revolutionized C. reduced D. destroyed

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A. an economic system under which all property is communally owned and no social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce. B. an economic system in which the means of production are largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits. C. an economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned. D. None of these answers is correct.

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