Which of these is the socially acknowledged and approved and often legal union of two people, allowing them to live together and to have children by birth or adoption?
A. household
B. marriage
C. family
D. exogamy
Answer: B
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Which one of the following words applies to value-rational action?
a. compromise c. addictive b. cost-cutting d. code of conduct
What is the term for beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that, together, constitute a people's way of life?
a. social structure b. social system c. culture d. society
Which of the following is not one of the basic premises that form the basis for Blumer’s understanding of a symbolic interactionist approach to social life?
a. Human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings that the things have for them. b. Meaning is derived from social interaction. c. Meaning is determined by the introduction of social structure. d. Meaning is modified through an interpretation process.
Key to modern racism and sexism is the belief that ______.
A. routes of upward mobility in American society are equally open to all B. racial inequality is rooted in biological differences C. institutional racism has a significant impact on inequality D. the history of the United States informs the present E. overt prejudice is acceptable in some situations