List three informal mechanisms of social control
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: They include socialization, public opinion, corporate lineages, and supernatural belief systems.
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The theories in the textbook that attempt to explain the emergence of a governing elite and early civilizations all focus on what they assume to be a key ingredient, which is:
a. social stratification. b. a centralized authority. c. intensification of agriculture. d. diversification of labor. e. egalitarian social organization.
Who is associated with the principle of faunal succession?
a. Steno b. Lyell c. Smith d. Hutton
Au. afarensis made the footprints at the site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Social scientists use the term ________ to refer to the socially approved use of power.
A. authority B. prestige C. endogamy D. influence E. stratification