Among the characteristics of a state _____
a. The exclusive right to use violence within its borders
b. A guarantee of human rights for citizens and non-citizens
c. A democratically elected ruler with a specific term of office
d. The right to impose a religion on people within its borders
a. The exclusive right to use violence within its borders
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According to Robert K. Merton, a person who agrees with cultural goals and the institutional means to achieve them exemplifies which of these modes of adaptation?
A. restitution B. retreatism C. innovation D. conformity
About __________ percent of the world's population lives in the thirty-five low-income economies, where most people engage in agricultural pursuits, reside in nonurban areas, and are impoverished
a. 25 b. 33 c. 50 d. 75
What is the main problem with an aging population?
a. The elderly control politics because of their large numbers b. The elderly refuse to leave jobs resulting in fewer openings for young people. c. The large numbers of elderly engender resentment among the young. d. As the proportion of older people increases in a population, fewer working-age adults support the elderly population.
Everyday wisdom declares that the most important factor in getting a job is not what you know but who you know. A researcher is interested in how people create and develop such personal networks in their search for work. Such a project would be based in which of the following perspectives in sociology?
a. functionalist b. humanist c. interactionist d. socialist