What did Vidich and Bensman conclude about the small town they studied?
A. It preserved traditional, conservative family values.
B. African Americans were brutally segregated into an area on "the other side of the tracks."
C. Individuals cared deeply about each other and expressed this solidarity by making many charitable donations.
D. The townspeople failed to recognize that their lives were shaped by political and economic forces beyond the community.
E. The power structure was dominated by a single ethnic and occupational group, the prosperous farmers of German origin.
D
You might also like to view...
According to the definition from the United Nations, people who can only write their name or simple figures are not considered literate
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which theorist argued that elite members of society want their social class membership to be obvious to others, and they accomplish this through conspicuous consumption?
A. Pierre Bourdieu B. Jean Baudrillard C. Erving Goffman D. Thorstein Veblen
Members of families with generational wealth and income have advantages over families with only income.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Social control carried out by authorized agents-such as police officers, judges, school administrators, and employers-is called
A. informal social control. B. formal social control. C. conformity. D. neutralization.