What factor explains why so many people speak English across the globe?
a. Population size
b. Cultural transmission
c. Assimilation
d. Colonial history
Answer: D
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a. the Soviet Union was a more economically closed but politically open society than the United States b. the Soviet Union was a more economically open but politically closed society than the United States c. the Soviet Union was economically open to about the same extent as the United States d. none of these
Cuban Americans typically place a high value on:
a) education. b) politics. c) religion. d) health.
The sociological term for a set of links between individuals or between other social groups is _____
a. consortium b. social network c. organizational complex d. interactive web
According to the functionalist perspective, an aspect of social life would be passed on from one generation to the next if it
A. promotes value consensus among members of a society. B. is dysfunctional. C. can be used by one group to subjugate another group. D. enhances impression management.