Identify the four main factors that explain why some peo¬ple come to be included in the power elite.
What will be an ideal response?
Higher class origins, elite educations, a lighter skin color, and identity management.
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The ________ group is the group holding superior power in a society
a. minority b. majority c. superior d. none of the above
Which of these is NOT an impact created by globalization discussed in the text?
a. cultural impact b. economic impact c. psychological impact d. political impact
Most people's happiness is unaffected by how well anyone else is doing
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the early nineteenth century, pregnant women were discouraged from dancing for fear of harming the unborn child, much as they are discouraged, with more valid reason, from smoking or drinking alcohol today. This is an example of the _________________.
a. cultural meaning of illness b. social construction of illness c. social construction of medical knowledge d. cultural meaning of health