Although the main function of the military in the United States is to defend the nation-state under civilian authority, the military has become a dominant economic institution because:

a. it acts as a deterrent to revolution
b. it provides careers for professional soldiers
c. it provides jobs and revenue
d. most people are inherently aggressive


C

Sociology

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Critical theorist Jürgen Habermas calls religion a type of ______, or system of ideas generated by the social system to support its own existence.

A. theodicy B. rationalization C. legitimation D. bureaucracy

Sociology

According to some who study such issues, there was more gender parity in the two earliest types of societies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The term _________ reflects Smith’s dual rational and nonrational approach to action and individual and collective approach to order

a. accounting b. breaching c. indexicality d. standpoint

Sociology

The idea that "sometimes people must be treated differently in order to treat them fairly and create equality" is the central idea of ______.

A. preference policies B. privilege policies C. cultural relativism D. strict affirmative action policies

Sociology