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A sect is organized around______________?
A. beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits
B. tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state
C. voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment
D. the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred
Marriage appears to be in decline because_____________?
A. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. all of the above
The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists?
A. personality
B. self
C. ego
D. the I
E. the me
According to Freud______________?
A. man seeks consensus and harmony
B. man lacks a constraining force
C. man is inherently evil
D. man feels the need to dominate others
E. man is driven by biological needs
Blended families are also known as_____________?
A. family structures
B. families of orientation
C. Brady Bunch families
D. reconstituted families
E. bi-lateral families
Which of the following is not a function the family discussed by William Ogburn ?
A. providing of social status
B. reproduction
C. economic
D. protection
Which of the following factors is associated with the high divorce rate in the United States ?
A. the liberalization of divorce laws
B. divorce is easier to work out since contemporary families have fewer children than earlier families
C. the increase in family incomes
D. all of the above
In 1971 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for women ?
A. 22.6
B. 23.1
C. 25.52
D. 28.4
What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ____________?
A. comprehensive
B. meritocratic
C. selective
D. elitist
Herberg,s (1955) study of religion in America suggested that ?
A. ethnic minorities practised religion to achieve social acceptance in the culture
B. mainstream faiths were becoming increasingly identified with national identity
C. the moral teachings of the main religions were becoming relatively similar
D. all of the above
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