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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.



1

Most people in the United States see the nuclear family as the preferred family arrangement.
A)True
B)False
2

Some cultures permit the marriage of one man to more than one woman at the same time. This practice is referred to polyandry.
A)True
B)False
3

Kinship is determined totally by biological or marital ties.
A)True
B)False
4

The United States follows the system of patrilineal descent.
A)True
B)False
5

The term "Protestant work ethic" is derived from the writings of Durkheim.
A)True
B)False
6

Functionalists generally take a positive view of the bureaucratization of education.
A)True
B)False
7

Immediately following the Industrial Revolution, the prevailing form of capitalism was what is termed socialism.
A)True
B)False
8

Under socialism, the means of production and distribution in a society are collectively, rather than privately, owned.
A)True
B)False
9

As of 2003, China, Cuba, and Vietnam remained socialist societies ruled by Communist parties.
A)True
B)False
10

Capitalism does not tolerate monopolistic practices.
A)True
B)False
11

According to C. Wright Mills, power is the ability to exercise one's will over others.
A)True
B)False
12

According to your text, there are three basic sources of power within any political system: force, coercion, and domination.
A)True
B)False
13

In a political system based on traditional authority, legitimate power is conferred by custom and accepted practice.
A)True
B)False
14

The term charismatic authority refers to power made legitimate by law.
A)True
B)False
15

C. Wright Mills' power elite model is, in many respects, similar to the work of Karl Marx.
A)True
B)False







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