Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.
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| 1 |  |  Sociologists use the term status to describe only the influence, wealth, and fame of a person. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 2 |  |  Gender is an example of an ascribed status. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 3 |  |  Sociologists use the term role conflict to describe the difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 4 |  |  From a conflict perspective, major institutions, such as education, help to maintain the privileges of the most powerful individuals and groups within a society, while contributing to the powerlessness of others. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 5 |  |  According to Émile Durkheim, societies with minimal division of labor have a collective consciousness called organic solidarity. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 6 |  |  The Gesellschaft community is typical of rural life. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 7 |  |  Gerhard Lenski sees human societies as undergoing a process of change characterized by a dominant pattern known as sociocultural evolution. This term refers to long-term trends in societies resulting from the interplay of continuity, innovation, and selection. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 8 |  |  The first type of preindustrial society to emerge in human history was the horticultural society. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 9 |  |  Hunting-and-gathering societies could be viewed as examples of Gemeinschafts. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 10 |  |  The distinction between primary and secondary groups is always clear-cut. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 11 |  |  Out-group members typically feel distinct and superior, and see themselves as better than people in the in-group. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 12 |  |  Any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior is referred to by sociologists as a peer group. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 13 |  |  Reference groups may help the process of anticipatory socialization. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 14 |  |  According to the functionalist theory of formal organizations, workers are motivated almost entirely by economic rewards. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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| 15 |  |  Many unionized employees encounter role conflict. |
|  | A) | true |
|  | B) | false |
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