British kings and queens historically traced their authority from God. Members of subordinate classes obey a leader's edicts out of economic and political dependency, and sometimes personal loyalty. This example illustrates:

a. coercive authority. b. rational-legal authority

c. charismatic authority. d. traditional authority.


d

Sociology

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High-culture tastes are natural and transmitted at birth. A person may change economic classes, but that person will never be able to change cultural class.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

__________ is the sociological term for the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on the control of basic resources

a. Bureaucracy b. Ethnocentrism c. Social stratification d. Social layering

Sociology

A person who participates in a controlled experiment is referred to as a subject

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

It is important that feminists use ______ to better understand the experiences of individuals.

A. interactionism B. intersectionality C. liberation D. generalizations

Sociology