It is C. Wright Mills who identifies the dominant class as the approximately 1% of the population that owns a disproportionate share of the country's wealth and contributes

a disproportionate number of its members to the controlling institutions and key decision-making groups of the country.
a. true
b. false


b

Sociology

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Which of the following statements is not true about the homeopathic approach to disease?

a) In the late 19th century both the allopathic approach and the homeopathic approach were popular. b) The homeopathic approach accepted the germ theory of disease but thought that other aspects of a person's life also influenced health and recovery from disease. c) The homeopathic approach has increasing been integrated with the allopathic approach is areas such as pain management. d) In the early 20th century, the homeopathic approach became dominant in American medical training.

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Life in a small village in Sri Lanka is an example of which type of social organization?

A. Gemeinschaft B. organic solidarity C. agrarian solidarity D. rural interdependence

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The theoretical approach that is based on the idea that one can discover the normal social order through disrupting it is referred to as _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The hierarchies of race, class, and gender operate completely independently of each other

a. true b. false

Sociology