Peter Blau's theory of exchange, in contrast to that of George Homans, maintains that

A) humans react to stimuli based on external reinforcements.
B) actual behavior is the focus of rewards and punishments.
C) distributive justice is the key to satisfying exchanges.
D) social exchanges are creative and subjective processes.


D

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Following Rueschemeyer, Stephens, and Stephens, Sanderson and Alderson argue that democracy emerged in large part as the result of one of the fundamental contradictions of capitalism. By this they mean that

a. parliamentary democracy is necessary for capitalism to flourish, but capitalism is not necessary for parliamentary democracy to flourish b. parliamentary democracy is necessary for capitalism to flourish, but the inherent tendencies toward crisis in capitalism make democracy impossible to sustain c. capitalist development creates a working class which is able, in turn, to use its strengths to advance its own interests against the interests of capitalists

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The __________ design research that will produced the results they want, by, for example, wording questions to encourage particular responses or choosing samples likely to respond the way they want

Awestruck b. Naïve c. Cynical d. Critical

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One aspect of the constructionist perspective on deviance is __________, or studying how the world appears to and is interpreted by the deviant

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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One advantage of the technique of multiple regression is that it allows the ___________ effects of the ____________ variables to be investigated

a. combined... independents b. separate... independents c. combined... control d. separate... dependents

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