Max Weber claimed that social position was based on a person's
a. economic class, degree of social status, and amount of power.
b. innate abilities alone.
c. birth alone.
d. innate intelligence, birth, and skin color.
a
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What are the two dysfunctions of religion addressed in the textbook?
A) contributing significant funding to the church; sexism in religion B) social control; religious persecution C) sexism in religion; social control D) religious persecution; war and terrorism
What concept from Durkheim, does Robert K. Merton adopt in developing his strain theory?
a. absolutism b. animosity c. anomie d. annoyance e. none of the above
"Rise and fall" theories are examples of which of the following models of social change?
a. conflict models b. cyclical theories c. evolutionary models d. functionalist theories
The fastest growing segment of the population is:
A. young old (65-74 years). B. teenagers (13-18 years). C. oldest old (85 and over). D. middle old (75-84 years).