Which of the following statements is true about institutions in society?
a. Institutions move frequently and change their address, so they are mobile.
b. Institutions provide stability in the organization of a society that balances change and uncertainty.
c. Institutions are so corrupt today that it is unclear how they function to benefit the majority of people in our society.
d. Institutional patterns have always been ideal types rather than identifiable fundamental relationships.
B
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a. bargain b. vendor supply c. barter d. line feeds
In speed dating singles attend an event, where they engage in a series of brief face-to-face interactions with potential romantic partners.
A. True B. False
Becky has a toy vacuum. She often pushes it around the living room. Becky is in the
A. preparatory stage. B. play stage. C. game stage. D. concrete operational stage.
What public works is discussed at length as an illustration of “watering the West”?
a. acquiring the drainage of the Mississippi River through the Louisiana Purchase b. establishing agricultural extension services at land grant universities c. the US Geologic Survey’s drilling of thousands of wells in the Ogallala aquifer d. building the Hoover Dam