A large class is an example of a secondary group.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 2Daniel Bell claims that Western societies, and the United States in particular, have been evolving toward a postindustrial society. This is a type of society in which
a. knowledge and expertise replace property ownership as the basic mechanism on which the system turns
b. communism replaces capitalism
c. cherished values are threatened
d. industrial forms of technology are replaced by less energy-intensive forms
Question 3One reason that undergraduates are often disappointed with sociology, according to Berger, is that they
a. find it too difficult.
b. expect sociology to be scientific.
c. are frustrated to find that sociology is something different from social work or social reform.
d. discover that sociology does not care about understanding people.
Question 4In a study of Vietnamese youth in San Diego, 53 percent identified themselves as:
a. Asian Americans
b. White
c. Vietnamese
d. Vietnamese Americans
Question 5In the transition from agrarian to industrial societies, the degree of stratification has
a. declined
b. inceased slightly
c. increased dramatically
d. remained the same
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