Imagine that you are stranded on a deserted island. There is enough food and water for the survivors, but resources are scarce enough to make people wary of each other. Due to your advanced sociological training, you understand that you have a responsibility to lead these scared people. How would you gain authority over the remaining survivors? In other words, which method would you use to gain legitimate power? Why would you choose this method?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies
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a. an unchallenged official ideology b. a vision of the perfect society c. some outside power plays a role in bringing the leader to power d. citizens have the right to vote
The U.S. is a credential society.
a. true b. false
Dyads are the least intimate type of exchange because only two people are involved.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Imagine you are interested in whether there is a significant difference between the mean age of marriage across educational groups. If the critical value for an F statistic of 8.49 is 2.99, are these results statistically significant or not?
What will be an ideal response?