The chapter argues that sects and churches tend to have a social-class bias—the lower the socioeconomic status, the greater the probability of belonging to a(n)
a. sect.
b. mainstream church.
c. orthodox church.
d. cult.
Answer: a. sect.
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a. the corporate rich b. the middle level of power c. local opinion leaders d. none of the above
In the small-producer Chinese family, children gained considerable status at an early age
a) True b) False
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A. it often involves church or school activities B. it tends to occur in groups C. it tends to be informal and unsupervised D. it often progresses directly to marriage without an engagement period
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a) all premarital sex is seen as deviant. b) teenage sex is seen as deviant. c) teenage sex is considered normal. d) only sex by those under the age of 15 is considered deviant.