Which theorist believed that power is the ability of an individual or group to successfully exert their own ideas or desires, even while facing opposition?

A. Max Weber
B. Karl Marx
C. Auguste Comte
D. Émile Durkheim


Answer: A

Sociology

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A. North America B. Europe C. Asia D. South America

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A prejudiced person is likely to have:

a. positive attitudes toward members of both in-group and out-group b. positive attitudes toward members of an in-group and negative attitudes toward members of an out- group. c. negative attitudes toward members of an in-group and positive attitudes toward members of an out- group. d. negative attitudes toward members of an in-group and out- group.

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We have all internalized cultural norms and values. Thus, to some degree, we are all ______.

A. multicultural
B. ethnocentric
C. culture bound
D. culture shocked
E. subcultural

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When $432 million of public money was used to remodel Soldier Field, the stadium used by the NFL's Chicago Bears,

A. the team owner enjoyed a $700 million increase in the team's estimated value. B. the stadium generated large annual revenues for the city. C. the taxpayers in Chicago received a large cut in city sales taxes. D. the people of Chicago received discounts on their season tickets.

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