When people who control money and economic power use their financial clout to organize and sponsor sports, they give preference to sport forms that
A. reflect and maintain their own values and interests.
B. provide impossible challenges to less fortunate people in society.
C. promote the idea that success depends on fate and lucky breaks.
D. eliminate participation opportunities for those who lack resources.
Answer: A
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According to Emile Durkheim, cities, where people worked at different jobs and had different norms and values held together by __________ __________
Fill in the blank with correct word
After Bridget was born, her mother taught her about the appropriate behavior for living in an American society. When she was three years old, she went to daycare full-time because her mother decided to go back to work. When she was five she started kindergarten. Once she was in high school, she decided to take a job at a local restaurant as a waitress. Bridget had many friends in high school and also played on the soccer team. Which of these groups served as agents of socialization for Bridget?
A. her family, friends, and school B. her family, friends, daycare, and soccer team C. her family, friends, daycare, school, job, and soccer team D. her family and her friends
The use of simple horticulture allowed the
a. establishment of permanent settlements b. invention of the wheel c. penetration of arctic and desert environments d. rise of the great world empires
The term __________ deviance refers to the rule breaking that occurs before a person is labeled as "deviant."
A. secondary B. residual C. primary D. previous