A(n) _____ group is a small, less specialized group in which members engage in face-to-face, emotion-based interactions over an extended period of time

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

a. Family is one important source of inequality. b. Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person. c. Family plays a part in the operation of society. d. Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution.

In the United States, the number of new cases of AIDS has been

a. fluctuating up and down year to year. b. staying the same. c. increasing. d. declining.

Marco earns $45,000 a year as a government employee and receives interest from several certificates of deposit (CDs). The money that comes from these sources each year represents his __________.

A. wealth B. income C. socioeconomic status D. prestige

According to the text, __________ are a good indicator of the likelihood that poor and powerless populations are rapidly gaining a new perspective on their situation.

A. crime rates B. literacy rates C. anomie rates D. HIV rates