Which term is used in the sociological literature to describe a loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective?
A. Neutralization
B. Cultural transmission
C. Disobedience
D. Anomie
Answer: D
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a. strong working classes; weak working classes b. weak working classes; strong working classes c. authoritarian governments; democratic governments d. Protestants controlling the government; Catholics controlling the government
In studying access to health care, sociologists find that __________ is/are most likely to affect access
a. the personal characteristics of the individual b. the time at which the illness strikes c. the occupation aspired to by the person d. social inequality
A __________ is a condition that makes it difficult or impossible for a person to cope with everyday life
a. mental abnormality b. mental disorder c. mental deficiency d. mental illness
Durkheim argued that complex societies are held together by the systematic interrelatedness of different tasks. He used the term ______ to refer to this interrelatedness.
A. bureaucracy B. division of labor C. social superstructure D. social infrastructure