In Weber's work on authority, the term ___________ authority refers to power legitimized by law or written rules and regulations.
a. charismatic
b. traditional
c. coercive
d. rationallegal
Question 2Sociologist __________ suggested a classic trickle-down theory to describe the process by which members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class.
a. Herbert Blumer b. Pierre Bourdieu
c. Thorstein Veblen d. Georg Simmel
Question 3Since World War II, many _____ have been very successful, with an annual household income between 66,000 and 68,000.
a. Chinese Americans b. Filipino Americans
c. Japanese Americans d. Korean Americans
Question 4The __________ of charisma occurs when charismatic authority is succeeded by a bureaucracy controlled by a rationally established authority or by a combination of traditional and bureaucratic authority.
a. traditionalization
b. bureaucratization
c. routinization
d. modernization
Question 5The text observes that most sociological research on fashion has focused on:
a. clothing, especially women's apparel.
b. men's accessories.
c. the t-shirt craze.
d. hairstyles.
Question 6__________ experienced one of the most vicious forms of discrimination ever sanctioned by U.S. laws. Nearly 120,000 victims were placed in internment camps, where they remained for more than two years despite the total lack of evidence that they posed a security threat to the United States.
a. Chinese Americans b. Korean Americans
c. Filipino Americans d. Japanese Americans
Question 7Weber applied the term __________ to power legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional personal qualities or the demonstration of extraordinary insight and accomplishment that inspire loyalty and obedience from followers.
a. charismatic authority
b. traditional authority
c. coercive authority
d. rationallegal authority
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