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Question 1
Luthor has been part of the football team for two years, but he still feels like an outsider with
many of the players. His teammates never asked him to hang out after practices or get
together at any other time separate from team functions. Simmel would describe Luthor's
experience as being a result of his __________.
a. social circles
b. social distance
c. status group membership
d. social closure
Question 2
Susan worked tirelessly as an activist trying to stop the use of children in sweatshop labor.
She organized protests, started a boycott campaign of major clothing brands, and founded
her own charitable organization to fight against the use of children in sweatshops. How
would Weber describe Susan's identity as an activist?
a. this is her charisma
b. this is her status group membership
c. this is her form of legitimacy
d. this is her spirit of capitalism
Question 3
Durkheim argues that individuals in modern societies have the freedom to express their own
unique preferences, tastes, and beliefs and that this freedom, also referred to as __________,
is the basis of social solidarity in modern society.