Briefly explain the distinction between mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity.

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Mechanical solidarity existed in small, isolated, pre-state societies in which individuals shared common experiences and circumstances; by contrast, organic solidarity is characteristic of modern societies with high degrees of occupational specialization and diversity of experiences and circumstances.

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In terms of findings/recommendations, what is the primary similarity among the three studies noted in the chapter?

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The two general categories of printers are impact and nonimpact printers

a. True b. False

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The supervisory influence on non-job-related employee behavior is generally:

a. Controlled by conscience b. Limited in the eyes of the law c. Accepted as usually necessary d. Not acceptable at any time

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91. If we are making a one tailed test at the .01 level of significance, and observe a mean = 99, with an hypothesized mean of 90 or smaller, and we require a critical value of t = 2.38, this means that we:

a. will fail to reject the null hypothesis. b. will support the research hypothesis. c. will reject the null hypothesis. d. will find significance.

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