Which of the following is the best definition of a primary group?
a. composed of people who are impersonal yet share a common goal
b. composed of people who come together as a "we" in order to accomplish a particular goal
c. composed of people of a similar status, whom we use to evaluate ourselves
d. composed of people who are emotionally close, know one another well, seek one another's company because they enjoy being together, and share a "we" feeling
e. composed of people who are in contact with one another; share some ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
D
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Industrialization of the South and the growing demands for factory laborers
a. brought African American women and men from agricultural into manufacturing jobs. b. brought African American men into the factories but barred African American women from that work. c. pulled African American women out of their jobs as maids and into the factories. d. pulled whites into factory jobs but left African American women and men in the fields.
According to the _____ people behave as they do because of the meanings they give to different situations
a. functionalist theory b. conflict theory c. symbolic interaction theory d. social control theory
Channeling women and men into different types of jobs is known as occupational sex segregation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Collective conceptions of what is considered good, desirable, and proper, as well as bad, undesirable, and improper, are known as
A. sanctions. B. values. C. folkways. D. mores.