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EXAM 2 Flashcards

1
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according to our discussion, all social institutions play a very significant role in the life of individuals. however, one of those was singled out as the most important one, which one?

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Economics

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2
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in which country, traffic fines are assessed based on income

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finland

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3
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which one of the following is one of the characteristics of socialism

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state is responsible for basic needs

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education, banking, insurance, tourism are some of the examples of jobs related to

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service economy

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5
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according to our lecture which company spends more money on advertising than the total money it pays to its labor

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nike

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6
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which one of the following concepts promote the idea that those individuals who are hardworking, smart, and dedicated are the ones who succeed

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social darwinisim

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7
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free health care, free education, and generous retirement benefits, are some of the features of welfare state. what is the main source of income that is used by a welfare state to provide these benefits to its citizens

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money generated from government taxes

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8
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which family is the richest in the world

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walton family walmart

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9
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according to our discussion, which one of the following economic systems believes in trickle down effect of economy

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capitalism

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10
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which one of the following organization gives out loans to nation for its development projects

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world bank

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11
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which one of the following is not one of the components of political institutions

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relations with other nations

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12
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according to a number of social scientists, nations all over the world are ruled by a small number of people who can be labeled as elites who are the elites in germany

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corporation

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13
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which one the following created the need for formal political institutions

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diversity, anonymity, and individualism

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according to our discussion on state of nature, thomas hobbes, john locke, and rousseau, disagreed with one another on human nature. however they agreed on one the following

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social contract

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15
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according to to CW Mills, dramatic social changes are always resisted by the elites

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fear of change in power structure

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16
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which one of the following is one of the power elites in the USA

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walton family of walmart
cabinet secretary - john kerry
general raymond odierno-chiefs of staff of US army

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17
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according to our lecture, which one of the following groups by people tend to be lobbyist

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people with political connections

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is the usa which one of the following organizations tend to use lobbyist

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businesses
colleges/uni
labor unions, teachers unions

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19
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which one of the following statements best describe marxist POV on politics

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people who dominate economy dominate politics

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20
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in his book Prince, Machiavelli listed a number of strategies of rule a nation, which one of the following is one the those strategies

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scare people from outside threat

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21
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prior to the into of formal educational system, which institution was responsible for transmission knowledge, skill, beliefs, and values from one generation to another

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family

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22
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what was the main theme of the story David and Snake

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socialization

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23
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it was argue in our lectures that educational institution promote and strengthen social inequality. which one of the following statement supports this argument

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educational institutions are class based

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24
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according to GH Mead, what is creativity

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natural component of personality

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25
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it was argued in our lectures that love between a child and mother is a result of

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childhood dependence

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26
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according to jean piaget children at a very young age experience the outside world through looking, sucking, and listening. what did he call this stage

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sensorimotor stage

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27
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we talked about back stage and front stage behavior and looking glass theory in our class, which of the these behavior reflects the main theme presented by looking glass theory

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front stage behavior

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28
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examples of very expensive private hs in the USA and eaton academy of UK were used in our class, an example of

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educational institutions that are class biased

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29
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which school of thought suggests that educational institutions are good for screening, sorting, and selecting talent

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functional perspective

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30
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in which continent you fidn large number of countries with high life expectancy, low infant mortality, and low natural increase

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europe

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31
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which one of the following nations has the highest GDP per capita

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Norway

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32
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according to the data which one of the following nations has the lowest HDI ranking

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Sierra Leone

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33
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generally speaking what is the life expectancy of women

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higher than men

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34
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in which of the following four nations, women make more money than men

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none

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35
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which of the country has the lowest adult literacy rates for both men and women

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Burkina Faso

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36
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According to Max Weber, what is the relationship between class and status

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sometimes status depends on the class and sometime sit is independent of class

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37
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according to karl Marx, what is the relationship between mode of production and social structure

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change in mode of production leads to change in the social structure

change in social structure leads to change in the mode

38
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which one of the following variables was singled our by duncan as determinants of occupational ranking

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education + income

39
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the author have listed 7 principles of ranking in the US which one of the following is on of those principles

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ranking varies based on the perceptions of people

40
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which one of the following is one of the reasons given by the author for rising wage inequalities

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globalization
expanding trade
deregulation

41
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what do frank and cook mean by winner take all

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only a few executives at the top of every corporations enjoy the maximum benefits of the capitalist system

42
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author presents an imaginary parade of people in this chapter. where in this parade struggle to succeed is relatively less competitive

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towards the end of the race

43
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the story of gullivers travel was used in our class to illustrate

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competition between rich and poor and magnitude of inequality

44
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in our discussion on this chapter which one of the following statement was emphasized on the hs dating in the USA

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HS dating is class biases

45
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accoridng to the author, what is cultural and social capital

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social relations with educated professionals and other powerful people

46
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according to the author, lately what has been the trend in social mobility

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downward social mobility has increased

47
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according to the authoer what is the most important varibale that helps young men in upward social mobility

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education and occupation of father

48
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according to Jenks, which one of the following variables contribute to half of the variance in occupational attainment

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father occupation
parents educations
income and race

49
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which of the following statement was used by the author as the conclusion of this chapter

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college education provides opportunities to both lower class and middle class students that raise their status above the level of their parents

college education is highly stratified but makes people believe that is based on merit

50
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all the beliefs and all the modes of conduct instituted by the collectivity

A

social institutions

51
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as you know children learn the lang of their parents. which one of the following concepts best explains this process

A

sociaization

52
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which of the following was discussed in our lectures under operations of social organizations

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creation of human relations
coordinated functional activities
provision of needs and wants

53
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which one of the following sets of nations was used as an example of model welfare states

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norway, denmark, and finland

54
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societies things are produced for profit

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capitalist societies

55
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  • negates nature
  • replaces nature
  • not friendly to enviroments
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capitalism

56
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which one of the following best describe the sales tax in michigan

A

flat tax

57
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the story of melanie grffith was used in our class to illustrate one of the following statements

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advertisements and consumerism over-emphasize on consumer goods and services

58
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according to the 2008 data, which country has the largest number of billionaires among the top ten of the world

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india

59
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the video of the indian dentist was used in our class to illustrate

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inequality in the health system of india

60
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ashley was born in a middle class family, she went to schools in her neighborhood. after high school she was able to go college. now she works in corporation as professional and lives in a middle neighborhood and owns her home

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occupations are inherited in a capitalist society

61
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who are the elites in saudi arabia

A

royal family

62
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emergence of political institutions

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cultural heterogeneity
intensive agriculture
diversity, anonymity and individualism

63
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set of informal rules and regulations for self control in traditional societies

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social contract

64
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human beings by nature were selfish, brutal, and nasty

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thomas hobbes

65
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CW Mills, power elites are not visible in

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simple societies

66
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according to our lecture, which one of the following groups of people tends to be lobbyist

A

retired politicians

67
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pakistani engineer in OH who was unable to get any contract for a long time. how was he able to final get a contract

A

he used the service of a lobbyist

68
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based on our lecture on CW Mills most of the cabinet secretaries in the white house tend to be

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corporate executives

69
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in his book prince, machiavelli listed a number of successful stratgies to rule a nation. which one of the following is one of those

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a leader should scare people by using threat of attack by outside

70
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an emperor in india confined a child a prison for almost 18 years this child has no contact with outside world. when he was released, what lang he was able to speak

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no lang.

71
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GH Mead, when a child learns a lang. what part of his/her personality is responsible for that

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“me” part of child’s personality

72
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interview selection process based on

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a number of things listen above come with your socio economic class. thus the selection process is influenced by your socio economic class

73
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back stage and front stage behaviors of a waitress. which of these behaviors reflects the main theme presented by looking glass theory

A

front stage behavior

74
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the story of David and snake was used to illustrate the power of socialization. which one of the following uses the same principle to influence people

A

hypnotist
political leaders
advertisers

75
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According to Jean Piaget, in which stage a child develops imagination and abstract thinking

A

formal operational stage

76
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Andrea is third generation italian american. she loves italian food. how would CH Cooley interpret that

A

Learned behavior

77
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which school of thought suggested that educational institutes create adults who are loyal, obedient, submissive, and with right attitude

A

conflict perspective

78
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“an individual is walking on a street. someone slaps him on the face for no reason. response to the slap will vary from individual to individual” which one of the following was discuessed in our lecture class as the most important reason for this variation in response

A

socialization

79
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which continent tends to have very low life expectancy

A

africa

80
Q

which one of the following nations has the highest GDP per capita

A

Luxembourg

81
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which one of the following four nations has the lowest adult literacy rate for women

A

Mali

82
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1930 Lloyd Warner and his students collected data from so called yankee city in New England. in this survey who was ranked the highest by the resident of the is city

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old family elites of yankee city

83
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which one of the following is one of the reasons given by the author for the rising wage inequalities

A

economic restructuring
expanding trade
changing technology

84
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in the income parage presented in this chap, who are clustered together in the beginning of the parade

A

single mother
minorities
elderly women living alone

85
Q

according to the author, what is cultural and social capital

A

social relations with educated professionals and other powerful people

86
Q

according to the author, lately what has been the trend of social mobility

A

there has been more downward social mobility

87
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conflict perspective suggests that educational institutions have a number of problems

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  • false education with hidden agenda
  • in strengthens cycle of poverty
  • it deprives women of education
88
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example of flat tax

A

sales tax

89
Q

in our class, we watched a video on steve jobs which one of the following statement best describe why we watched this video

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capitalism promotes creativity, innovations, and motivation to succeed

90
Q

according to GH Mead, I and ME are two parts of human personality. according to him art, music, and creativity are part of

A

me

91
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according to Jean Piaget, in which stage a child learns a language

A

preoperational stage

92
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the author have listed 7 principles of ranking in the united states which one of the following is one of those principles of ranking

A

ranking people on the top is easy

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