One of your coworkers is more interested in impressing the boss, to earn a higher raise in salary, than in accomplishing the tasks at hand. This is an example of which of Nisbet's types of social interaction?
a. cooperation
b. conflict
c. social exchange
d. coercion
e. conformity
Question 2The involvement of contemporary clergy in community affairs is an illustration of
a. the mixing of the sacred and the profane.
b. their resistance to secularization.
c. the strong tie between a deity and a society's way of life.
d. the separation of church and state.
e. the declining significance of religion.
Question 3A form of social interaction in which individuals or groups combine their efforts to reach a common goal is called ____.
a. cooperation
b. conflict
c. social exchange
d. coercion
e. conformity
Question 4Which of these statements about secularization in American society is not true?
a. Throughout the history of modernization in U.S. there has been an overall trend toward secularization.
b. In the U.S. secularization has mixed with religiosity to create a blending of sacred and profane.
c. Despite the continuing expression of religious commitment, Americans attend churches that incorporate music and other aspects that are secularized.
d. It is likely that Americans overstate their church attendance.
e. Despite reports of secularization, American religiosity is stronger today than it has ever been.
Question 5Which of the following is not one of the five types of social interaction that Nisbet has described as basic to group life?
a. cooperation
b. conflict
c. coercion
d. conformity
e. consensus
Question 6Researchers cited by Shepard attribute Americans' continuing interest in religion to
a. the threat of nuclear war, loneliness, and disenchantment with an anomic society.
b. a desire to distinguish themselves from other economically developed societies.
c. guilt, and the need to impress others with their piety.
d. membership in political organizations that espouse religious commitments.
e. disenchantment with an anomic society, guilt, and social pressure.
Question 7How is gender related to the use of social networks for employment?
a. Women have more ties to people outside of the family than do men.
b. Men have more social network ties than do women.
c. Women have always had as many higher-status ties as men.
d. Men have had more higher-status ties than women, although this is changing.
e. Social networks have not been a resource for men's employment until fairly recently.
Question 8In the U.S. today young people are more likely than older people to lack any religious affiliation. Researchers Putnam and Campbell attribute this to
a. the increase in attendance at universities and colleges.
b. the growth of mega-churches which are alienating.
c. the secularization of society more generally.
d. a desire to model themselves on European society.
e. the politicalization of religion within American society.
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