Which of these statements about social change is true?
A. Social change is always good.
B. People who resist social change are doing so for the good of society as whole.
C. Some people have a vested interest in resisting social change.
D. Social change is not often frightening.
C. Some people have a vested interest in resisting social change.
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According to the text, why are women and racial-ethnic minority group members underrepresented in national government? a. There is no evidence that voters would vote for a woman or member of a minority group
b. They are disadvantaged by the power of incumbents who are generally White men. c. There is a lack of interest among women and members of racial-ethnic minority groups in running for national offices. d. The patriarchal nature of government is pervasive.
Schooler (1982) showed that the presence of affected the likelihood that a particular situation would be defined as threatening
a. stressors b. coping mechanisms c. lack of mobility d. social support
Identify a true statement about revolutionary social movements.
A. They are based on spiritual or supernatural beliefs. B. They form immediately after an earlier movement has succeeded in creating change. C. They bring change in society through the use of violence and intimidation. D. They seek limited change and only for some people. E. They are the least threatening to the status quo and do not want to replace the existing social order.
Among the Nayar of India, men have clearly defined obligations toward: a. the children of strangers
b. the children of their eldest brother. c. the children of their sisters and female cousins. d. their own children.