For Durkheim, as a result of modern societies losing their moral power over the individual, the consequence is anomy (anomie), which people experience as a/an
a. lack of moral regulation.
b. strengthening of the consciousness.
c. threat to what they know best.
d. euphoric state.
Question 2Many psychiatrists believe that the preference for sexual partners of a particular sex is merely a secondary manifestation of something that lies much deeper in the individual. They refer to this as the_________ personality.
a. homosexual
b. heterosexually confused
c. bisexual
d. asexual
Question 3Which country has not followed the global trend of increased single motherhood?
a. United States
b. France
c. Japan
d. Spain
Question 4According to the authors, sexual orientation is implied from the time of birth; one is fated to be one thing or the other, and __________ change his pattern in the course of a lifetime.
a. only with hard work, can one
b. it is unimportant to
c. there is little chance for one to
d. with appropriate socialization, one can
Question 5Purrucci and Wysong explain that owning stock in a corporation makes one
a. a part of the owner-employer class.
b. a part of the owner-employer class if this is the way one makes a living.
c. a part of the owner-employer class if one owns enough in a company to have a say as to how the company is run.
d. a part of the owner-employer class if one either has enough investment to make a living from it or have a say as to how a company is run.
Question 6Which is categorized as an unmarried parent?
a. A father raising his biological children on his own
b. A step-mother helping to raise children not biologically related
c. An aunt living with a family supporting raising children
d. Grandparents who visit their grandchildren every day
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