_____ refer(s) to the standard or usual ways that a society meets its basic needs.
a. Religion
b. Social institutions
c. Status
d. Social class
Question 2_____ theory maintains that society is stabilized by having the elderly retire from their positions of responsibility so that the younger generation can step into their shoes.
a. Engagement
b. Disengagement
c. Continuity
d. Activity
Question 3_____ Weber _____ Marx viewed property as the only source of power.
a. Neither; nor
b. Both; and
c. Not; but
d. Notably; but not
Question 4Marion belonged to a group that got together once a month in group members' houses to converse in Russian, which they had all learned in school. The Russian enthusiasts were an example of a group that wielded influence over
a. vast segments of one's behavior.
b. the need to conform with group norms over many aspects of life.
c. small segments of one's behavior.
d. social class.
Question 5A study found that the number of days people were sick in bed per year was
a. higher among the wealthy.
b. highest in the middle class.
c. about the same across classes.
d. higher among those with the least income.
Question 6A(n) _____ is made up of people born at roughly the same time who pass through the life course together.
a. elderly group
b. population
c. continuity group
d. age cohort
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