Measures of unemployment in the United States consider an individual to be unemployed if he or she meets certain criteria. Which of the following is a characteristic of those considered unemployed?

a. Wanting to work more hours per week
b. Actively seeking employment

c. Discouraged and no longer looking for work
d. Employed but wanting a better job


b

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Attraction and devotion to a leader cannot sustain a community indefinitely if only because the object of these emotions is mortal. This statement applies to authority

a. charismatic b. traditional c. legal-rational d. democratic

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Usable secondary data can be found by

a. doing a literature review. b. searching the Internet. c. collecting it yourself. d. doing a literature review or searching the Internet. e. searching the Internet or collecting it yourself.

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What is the trouble with rational-choice models of human behavior?

a. they do not focus on patterns of interaction b. they are not objective c. they do not always identify underlying values that cause action d. they are not based on empirical methods

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Although there are negative outcomes for children living in cohabiting homes, what is one positive outcome?

a. economic benefits b. later premarital sex c. lower rates of child abuse d. higher academic achievement

Sociology