According to Marx’s historical materialism, the ______ of society refers to the noneconomic relationships built atop the economic production of material commodities.
a. base
b. superstructure
c. structure
d. institutions
b. superstructure
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In a man's __________ as a father, he might play the __________ of disciplinarian
A) status, role B) role, status C) status, sanction D) sanction, role
________ are rigid and oversimplified images in which each element or person in a category is assumed to possess all the characteristics associated with that category
a. Analogies b. Prejudices c. Stereotypes d. Anomies
Which of the following represents an example of the argument that the powerless bear the burden of U.S. government policy?
A) Only 10 percent of college-aged men were drafted in the Vietnam War. B) Subsidies to social services for the poor were increased during the 2007 recession. C) Rebuilding priority was given to the poor after Hurricane Katrina. D) Government subsidies are overwhelmingly given to small businesses.
An individual can acquire an achieved status by
A. attending school. B. establishing a friendship. C. inventing a new product. D. All these answers are correct.