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In Durkheim's view of society, people come to believe what society expects them to believe because
 
  a. they internalize the existence of society in their minds.
 b. they are subject to coercion and exploitation.
 c. they do not believe that they have free will.
 d. the bourgeoisie force values on the proletariat.

Question 2

Demographic statistics indicate that the world's poorest countries have the
 
  a. highest death rates and the lowest birth rates.
 b. highest death rates and the highest birth rates.
 c. lowest death rates and the highest birth rates.
 d. lowest death rates and the lowest birth rates.

Question 3

According to Durkheim, public rituals, including punishment, are important because they
 
  a. make people afraid of authority and less likely to commit crime.
 b. create a bond among the members of society.
 c. give members of society an opportunity to meet the key figures of authority.
 d. create sui generis.

Question 4

When workers work in one country and live in another county they represent _____.
 
  a. global culture
 b. political exiles
 c. transnational communities
 d. global outsourcing

Question 5

What do Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber all have in common?
 
  a. They are largely discredited sociologists.
 b. They are classical thinkers whose ideas continue to influence the social sciences.
 c. They were all German economists.
 d. They were all political rebels who were imprisoned for their ideas.

Question 6

World cities are those that are
 
  a. closely linked in a system of international commerce.
 b. the locations of most of the refugee camps in the world.
 c. the oldest cities in the world.
 d. benefited from multinational corporations.

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