According to William Graham Sumner, the rich are successful because __________
A) they are superior
B) they have worked the hardest
C) there is a conspiracy by the powerful who keep the poor down
D) they have helped the poor
Answer: A
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The most important qualities teenagers bring to basic training are
a. fitness and dispensability. b. aggression and self-confidence. c. independence and purpose. d. enthusiasm and naiveté.
Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of traditional divorce law that were transformed by no-fault divorce?
A. the adversarial nature of divorce proceedings B. linkage of financial settlement to fault or gender-based role assignments C. sex-based divisions of role responsibilities D. the principle of custody arrangements
Religious views are off-limits for the sociologist of deviance.
a. true b. false