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1. The predominant form of the family in premodern western Europe was the extended family. A) True B) False

2. The concept of childhood as a distinct phase of life between infancy and teenager did not arise until the last two or three centuries. A) True B) False

3. According to sociologists, most normal people have never engaged in any acts of deviance. A) True B) False

4. In order to study the homeless, you must actually live among them. A) True B) False

5. The term first used by Daniel Bell and Alain Touraine to describe societal development beyond the industrial era was “postindustrial society.” A) True B) False

6. The size of a group does not effect how it operates or what sort of relationships are possible within it because group dynamics are the same regardless of group size. A) True B) False

7. Since e-mail communication is not face-to-face, people do not need to be concerned with impression management. A) True B) False

8. All sociological research projects must follow the same steps precisely. A) True B) False

9. Max Weber argued that class divisions derive from resources such as people’s skills, credentials, and qualifications. A) True B) False

10. Many of our daily encounters are with strangers. A) True B) False

11. According to the sociologist Howard Becker, there are no inherently deviant acts, only societal reactions to acts that make them deviant. A) True B) False

12. Weight has nothing to do with someone’s psychological well-being. A) True B) False

13. Polyandry, a kind of polygamy where a woman has multiple husbands, has never been documented. A) True B) False

14. Gross national income (GNI) does not give a complete picture of economic activity in a country because it does not include noncash transactions. A) True B) False

15. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any eating disorder. A) True B) False