Jae is interested in the problems of the elderly in American society, and believes that they are due to changes brought about by industrialization and migration to urban areas

These changes have altered the nature of the social roles that elderly people play. This broad social transformation is called ________. a. modernization
b. deindustrialization
c. transindustrialization
d. retrenchment


a

Sociology

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Routinization in Vietnam probably made Calley and others who were involved in the sanctioned massacre at My Lai regard their actions as

a. normal and "no big deal." b. special, meaningful, patriotic--a great victory. c. morally right. d. wrong but necessary.

Sociology

Fraleigh's research indicates that a divorce can have a significant and negative impact on a child's grades

a. true b. false

Sociology

According to ______, there is an invisible but interlocking power elite in U.S. society.

A. Max Weber B. Karl Marx C. C. Wright Mills D. Robert Michels

Sociology

Emile Durkheim defined mechanical solidarity as individuals doing similar types of jobs. Organic solidarity differs in that these societies ______.

A. have individuals that remain largely independent from one another B. have individuals that are interdependent on one another C. are comprised of members that have similar beliefs D. are comprised of members that complete the same tasks

Sociology