The United States is assumed to be a _____, a system in which one’s status is based on accomplishments.

A. democracy
B. pluralist society
C. meritocracy
D. status attainment society


Answer: C

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A) 500 B) 800 C) 750 D) 900

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How would our current ecological footprint impact a conference on world hunger?

A. It would increase the urgency of members to find alternative solutions. B. It would ease the stress many members feel as they work to reduce world hunger. C. It would indicate that the people working to ease world hunger are succeeding. D. It would set the stage for a large debate about what to do with projected food gluts.

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Which of the following concepts of family are NOT variable over time and among cultures?

a. childrearing b. age c. siblings d. resource allocation

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