The rise in credit card debt from 1969 to the present day is used as evidence of what trend?
A. the increased globalization of the economy
B. the increase of economic technology in the postindustrial age
C. the dramatic increase in personal consumption among Americans
D. the increasing divide between income and living expenses
Answer: C
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a. pleasure b. play c. game d. internalization
The systematic analysis of highly-rated sitcoms reveals that
A. people of color were featured prominently in many episodes. B. racial behavior with blacks (and people of color) is common. C. cross-race interactions with blacks rarely occurs. D. the main cast has an equal number of white and black actors.
Discuss how cultural assumptions are challenged by an encounter with culture shock
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements about religion in the U.S. is NOT true?
a. People are less likely to practice a religion simply because their parents did so. b. People are more likely than ever to join a religious group that appeals to their desire for membership in a community of like minded peers. c. People are more likely to participate in an unofficial religion. d. People disapprove of pluralism in general.