The War on Poverty of the 1960s
a. caused most social scientists to advocate continued government social intervention for the poor.
b. was abandoned in the late 1960s when poverty was virtually eradicated from U.S. cities.
c. failed largely because it viewed poverty apart from the larger societal context.
d. was similar to programs of the New Deal.
c
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a. lower-upper class b. upper class c. working class d. middle class
In what way does sociological knowledge differ from philosophy and personal belief?
A. In sociological research, the theory must be testable. B. Sociology focuses only on social problems. C. Sociology is never humanistic. D. Philosophy and personal beliefs are based on empirical evidence.
What intellectual current of early British sociology focused on how social structures emerge and operate?
a. Ameliorism b. Political Economy c. Socialism d. Social Evolution
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a. is about the same for people of all class levels. b. is higher for people in higher class levels. c. is higher for people in lower class levels. d. almost always involves middle-class people.