The New Deal brought a lasting commitment by the national government to welfare. Prior to its passage, on whom had the poor, the unemployed, the disabled, infirm or elderly relied?

a. No one
b. Family and friends
c. Charities
d. Both options B and C are true.


d. Both options B and C are true.

Sociology

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A chemist working for a large corporation has the training to design a pesticide, but he or she is not trained to consider the abilities and limitations of the consumers who use it. This situation speaks to the problems associated with

a. automating technologies. b. oligarchy. c. statistical measures of performance. d. expert knowledge and responsibility.

Sociology

Democracy:

a. has always been regarded as the best form of government. b. can only exist in capitalist societies. c. is claimed, to a greater or lesser degree, by nearly every government in the world. d. has always been a de facto concept. e. has always been de jure, but not de facto.

Sociology

A sense that certain tasks are more appropriate for one gender than the other is known as the:

a. household task factor b. institutionalized labor pattern c. sexual division of labor d. patriarchal dividend

Sociology

The activities of organized crime include ________.

A. gambling B. loan-sharking C. prostitution D. drugs E. all of these answers are correct

Sociology