In which of the following would anomie be felt to its greatest effect?
A. A man loses his job, his fortune, and his family during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
B. An individual takes a shortcut to school and gets lost.
C. A teen leaves her job at the end of summer when school resumes.
D. A woman wins a lottery and gives a considerable amount of her winnings to several charities that are important to her.
Answer: A
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A) Americanization B) acculturation C) blending D) absorption
Americans are shaped by their shared value of individualism and independence. This is a claim that pertains most strongly to the _________ perspective
a. structural-functionalist b. conflict theory c. symbolic interactionist d. cultural materialism
Foreign-born persons living in the United States who become citizens have undergone what process?
a. immigration b. legalization c. naturalization d. repudiation
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a. were largely controlled by slave owners, who frequently broke up families through sale and death b. were able to stay intact easily c. did not often include children d. were prohibited after the 1807