Most people who divorce get remarried. These remarriages tend to follow the pattern that __________.
a. most divorced people remarry with those who have not been divorced
b. women with a college degree and without children are less likely to remarry
c. the younger a woman is at the time of divorce, the lower her likelihood of remarrying
d. a greater proportion of women than men remarry at all ages
Question 2Sociologist Emile Durkheim stated that as societies became industrialized and developed more- specialized economic activities, social solidarity came to be rooted in the members' shared dependence on one another.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Marx believed that the exploitation of workers by the capitalist class would ultimately lead to __________, or the struggle between the capitalist and working classes.
a. wealth distribution
b. class envy
c. civil war
d. class conflict
Question 4Modern __________ laws remove the need for proof of blameworthiness in order to get a divorce.
a. no-fault divorce
b. dissolution of marriage
c. reverse union
d. domestic partnership
Question 5Social institutions are transformed by industrialism. The family increases in significance as the economy, education, and political institutions grow in size and complexity.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6Sociologist Karl Marx believed that workers are exploited as capitalists maximize their profit by paying the workers less than the resale values of what they produce. Marx believed that this resulted in a feeling of powerlessness and estrangement that he called __________.
a. anomie
b. alienation
c. stratification
d. verstehen
Question 7At the microlevel, are a social characteristic of those most likely to get divorced.
a. laws supporting single parents
b. the structure of a society's economic systems
c. changes in social institutions, such as religion and family
d. a high school education or less