Toxic waste sites tend to be located in neighborhoods where people who are poor often live. This fact illustrates __________.
A. that social structure has lost its relevance over the past several decades
B. the importance of power in the definition of social problems
C. that the lack of voting rights was a personal trouble experienced by a few people
D. a lack of consensus on a solution to a social problem
Answer: B
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Peter Berger's definition of religion as "the human enterprise by which a sacred cosmos is established" is an example of a functional definition of religion because it focuses on the importance of the role religion plays in the lives of ordinary people.
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Debt bondage is most common in __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. body temperature. B. objective and agreed-upon criteria established by the medical community. C. criteria established by themselves; their relatives, friends, and coworkers; and medical practitioners. D. criteria established by the World Health Organization.