The Carp Corporation has decided to quit making its own components and instead buy them from a company in Thailand. This is an example of
A. postindustrial society.
B. xenophobia.
C. outsourcing.
D. stratification.
Answer: C
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One major reason for fraudulent activities in the insurance industry that was not present in the banking industry was
a) the involvement of organized deviance. b) even more inadequate government regulation. c) even more criminal participation in managing the companies. d) the unsettled nature of the insurance industry.
Program budgeting systems include all EXCEPT which of the following functions:
a. divide revenues into the need of each program of the agency. b. have planning as their principal purpose. c. deal with inputs (revenues). d. can be thought of as “outcome budgeting.”
Which of these is NOT a reason that poorer people have lower health status and shorter life expectancy?
a. The poor experience more stress but have less control over the sources of stress. b. The poor are more likely to live in substandard housing and near air-polluting industries. c. The poor are more likely to hold dangerous jobs and be unable to afford healthy food. d. The poor are more likely to engage in dangerous and high-risk sports.
Which sociological perspective is likely to criticize the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?
A. Functionalist perspective B. Dialectical perspective C. Conflict perspective D. Interactionist perspective