According to Erik Olin Wright, evolutionary theories have which of the following characteristics
a. they organize history into a typology of stages
b. they assume there is a greater chance of societies evolving to a higher stage
rather than regressing back to an earlier one
c. they identify mechanisms that explain the movement from one societal stage
to another
d. all of these
e. none of these
d
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a. voluntary b. coercive c. utilitarian d. bureaucratic
Middle-range theories that explain parts of society are important to contemporary sociology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
About _____ of all Americans today are college graduates
a. one-tenth b. one-fourth c. one-third d. two-thirds
Open-ended questions are questions that respondents
a. pick from a list. b. turn into closed-ended questions. c. generally don't answer. d. answer in their own words.