Question 1

Social structure contributes to maintaining society by

Accepted Answer

A) dividing people according to their talents. 
B) sorting and placing people into needed positions. 
C) causing people to respect one another. 
D) causing conflict between people. 
A) dividing people according to their talents. 
B) sorting and placing people into needed positions. 
C) causing people to respect one another. 
D) causing conflict between people.

Question 2

Explain why social interaction and symbolic communication are important for the creation and maintenance of society.

Accepted Answer

Social interaction and symbolic communic

Question 3

The basic purpose of ritual is to

Accepted Answer

A) develop goals for a society. 
B) guide people's actions in a rational useful way. 
C) provide support for the powerful in society. 
D) bind people together and encourage loyalty to society. 
A) develop goals for a society. 
B) guide people's actions in a rational useful way. 
C) provide support for the powerful in society. 
D) bind people together and encourage loyalty to society.

Question 4

Values are a people's

Accepted Answer

A) commitments; what they consider important. 
B) rules; their morals, their traditions, and their laws. 
C) set of beliefs about reality. 
D) views of one another. 
A) commitments; what they consider important. 
B) rules; their morals, their traditions, and their laws. 
C) set of beliefs about reality. 
D) views of one another.

Question 5

Social interaction refers to actors

Accepted Answer

A) influencing one another. 
B) imitating one another. 
C) adjusting their actions to one another. 
D) cooperating without communicating. 
A) influencing one another. 
B) imitating one another. 
C) adjusting their actions to one another. 
D) cooperating without communicating.

Question 6

Name and briefly describe the three parts of culture.

Accepted Answer

Culture is a complex and multifaceted co

Question 7

According to the author, democratic societies have the advantage of

Accepted Answer

A) encouraging wealth. 
B) encouraging open and nonviolent conflict. 
C) being able to avoid conflict. 
D) None of these. 
A) encouraging wealth. 
B) encouraging open and nonviolent conflict. 
C) being able to avoid conflict. 
D) None of these.

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The basic purpose of ritual is to

Values are a people's

Social interaction refers to actors

Name and briefly describe the three parts of culture.

According to the author, democratic societies have the advantage of

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Social structure contributes to maintaining society by

Explain why social interaction and symbolic communication are important for the creation and maintenance of society.

The basic purpose of ritual is to

Values are a people's

Social interaction refers to actors

Name and briefly describe the three parts of culture.

According to the author, democratic societies have the advantage of

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