The Shakers were formed by breaking away from the Quakers. They are an example of a:
a. charismatic leader.
b. church.
c. cult.
d. sect.
Question 2Beth, a sociology major, is trying to determine what she owns and how much she owes in debt. From this she will be able to determine her _____.
a. class position
b. wealth
c. income
d. prestige
Question 3Sects are:
a. fundamentalist organizations.
b. offshoots of establishes churches.
c. followers of charismatic leaders.
d. devoted to a specific cause.
Question 4As a woman, Jane is _ _ _ _ _.
a. more likely to receive subprime mortgages
b. less likely to receive subprime mortgages
c. unaffected by subprime mortgages
d. none of the above
Question 5Religious extremist movements:
a. are highly patriarchal.
b. are typically Christianity-based.
c. include violence in most cases.
d. assume a demonic nature of individuals.
Question 6In the United States
a. it is very common for people to start out poor and yet achieve great wealth.
b. most people live their entire lives as members of a social class very close to the one they were born into.
c. a person's individual achievements have no effect on his or her social class.
d. most individuals move down the social class ladder during their lifetimes.