Which of the following is a reason for the enormous economic development of the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
a. the insertion of the US colonies into several triangular trades
b. the enormous amount of land and natural resources
c. the creation of a "megastate" after the end of the Civil War
d. all of these
d
You might also like to view...
An important feature that was found in preindustrial societies is that ________
a. people had to know to read and write to make contributions to society b. technological advances required extensive training c. new social categories were created d. people had joined the adult world of work by their teenage years
Anomie defines a condition in which social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and a sense of purpose in society
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the Pizza Hut Web site, the company needs a herd of 250,000 dairy cows producing at full capacity 365 days a year to fill the company's demand for cheese toppings. This view of cows reflects action
a. value-rational b. instrumental-rational c. traditional d. effective
Which theory posits that schools train students to be submissive, docile, punctual, and hardworking--all the traits that make for "good" workers in the capitalist system?
A. conflict/critical theory B. structural-functionalism C. symbolic interactionism D. exchange theory