Sociologist Emile Durkheim concluded that __________ suicides were relatively high in Protestant countries in Europe because Protestants believed in individualism and were more loosely tied to the church than were Catholics.
a. anomic
b. egoistic
c. fatalistic
d. altruistic
Question 2What do most men consider to be their master status?
a. educational status
b. husband
c. father
d. occupation
Question 3The increase in the number of older people living in the United States and other high-income nations resulted from an increase in life expectancy (greater longevity) combined with:
a. low mortality rates.
c. a stabilizing of birth rates.
b. a decrease in birth rates.
d. low crime rates.
Question 4According to sociologist Emile Durkheim, __________ suicide occurs among people who are isolated from any social group.
a. egoistic
b. anomic
c. altruistic
d. fatalistic
Question 5Media stories that focus on the lack of education or work history among the homeless and not on structural factors such as economic recession or the lack of affordable housing fail to account for the __________ of the situation.
a. role expectation
b. organic solidarity
c. macro view
d. role conflict
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