If we think of a professional hair cut as something that is not necessary for survival but as something that has come to be defined as essential in a society where many jobs are customer service-oriented, then a person who cannot pay for that service experiences
a. relative poverty. c. social status.
b. absolute poverty. d. the urban underclass.
A
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The classical evolutionist Herbert Spencer assumed which of the following about social evolution
a. societies evolve in the direction of increasing social differentiation b. language, myth, and religion are the key evolutionary features of human societies c. human history is divided into three great stages of technological development d. none of these
The culturally influenced way in which we express our grief is called
A. grief work. B. mourning. C. bereavement. D. acceptance.
Living communally has become even more popular today than during the 1960s
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A political authority is known as a ______ and the group of people who pledge allegiance to that authority are called a ______.
A. state; nation B. nation; state C. law; tribe D. tribe; law