Emile Durkheim identified ________ basic features that are common to all religions.
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Question 2Sociologists use the term social prestige to mean
a. the amount of wealth associated with a status.
b. the social value assigned to a status.
c. the level of respect or admiration for a status apart from any person who happens to occupy it.
d. the reputation that someone has earned.
Question 3American teachers tend to give their pupils _______.
A. Praise for good work
B. Constructive criticism
C. Empty praise
D. A chance to critique their peers
Question 4An achieved status is an attribute that people
a. inherit at birth.
b. develop over time.
c. possess through no fault or effort of their own.
d. acquire through some combination of choice, effort, and ability.
Question 5Yi Che, Akiko Hayashi, and Joseph Tobin observed preschools in _______ and the United States.
A. Singapore
B. Korea
C. Japan
D. China
Question 6Which one of the following is usually considered to be an achieved status?
a. age c. occupation
b. race d. reproductive capacity
Question 7How many curricula are taught to students by their teachers?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 8A person's ascribed statuses are the result of
a. chance. c. ability.
b. choice. d. effort.
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