People who are the same age, race, and gender, and who share the same educational level constitute a:

If we say that all Americans who were born in the year 1954 will, on average, live to the age of 75, we are using a criterion called:

A 66-year-old woman is exploited financially by a bogus company purporting to replace the siding on her home. According to the text, the actions by this company may best be characterized as:

A                __________ group is a small, less specialized group in which members engage in face-to-face, emotion-based interactions over an extended period of time.

__________ leaders encourage group discussion and decision making through consensus building.

__________ include our family, close friends, and school- or work-related peer groups.

Although most people are related to members of their __________ by blood ties, those who are adopted have a legal tie that is patterned after a blood relationship.

A __________ is a set of organized beliefs and rules that establishes how a society will attempt to meet its basic social needs.

Social scientists refer to __________ as the patterns of individuals marrying those who have similar characteristics such as race/ethnicity, religious background, age, education, and/or social class.  

People do not voluntarily become members of __________ organizations (associations that people are forced to join).