Social institutions:
a. keep the same structure, values, and norms over time.
b. change in response to events, new ideas, and other institutions.
c. are not capable of change.
d. change only according to preconceived plans.
b
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a. liberal democratic b. power elite c. interest-group d. dominant-class
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a. felony b. misdemeanor c. civil infraction d. tort
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a. belief b. denomination c. religion d. ritual
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