According to Marx, the purpose of government is to apply force in order to

a. control human impulsiveness.
b. limit the degree of inequality in society.
c. protect the rich and powerful.
d. protect the poor from the wealthy and powerful.


c

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Which of the following would be classified as a status offense? a. Katrina is caught stealing a bracelet from a jewelry store

b. Dean, a freshman in college, gets into a fistfight with his roommate. c. Fifteen-year-old Ivy runs away from home. d. Chester embezzles several thousand dollars from his company.

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Rules of interaction are sometimes referred to as face work

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Roles are like fences – they allow a certain amount of freedom but that freedom does not go very far

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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