Which element in the American political system is more English than French in origin?
A. emphasis on decentered power
B. emphasis on equality
C. emphasis on justice
D. emphasis on checks and balances
A. emphasis on decentered power
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According to the text's discussion:
a. in modern societies, the definition of deviance is a political process. b. people become deviant when others define them that way. c. in small, traditional societies, it is likely to be the whole society that makes the decisions as to which behaviors are deviant. d. all of the above
Which of the following illustrates institutional discrimination?
A. A country club has a rule specifying that no Italians or Jews may be members. B. A mental institution in New York will not allow residents of Connecticut to receive services in the facility. C. To save money, a city fires all employees hired during the last three years. During the last three years, the city has had an aggressive minority-hiring program, and the majority of those fired are therefore members of various minority groups. D. A prejudiced personnel officer secretly refuses to hire women.
The pioneering work of ________ in biological evolution contributed to nineteenth-century theories of social change. According to his approach, there has been a continuing progression of successive life forms.
A. Louis Pasteur B. Charles Darwin C. William F. Ogburn D. Émile Durkheim
Most transgender people follow the idea that there are/is
A. only one gender. B. more than two genders. C. no such thing as gender. D. only two genders.