A ________ is a continuous concentration of two or more cities and their suburbs that have grown until they form an interconnected urban area
a. megalopolis
b. edge cities
c. megladon
d. expanded suburbs
Answer: a. megalopolis
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The impact of supply-side economics of the Reagan administration on family support services, food-related programs, and housing was that it
A) helped most the poorer states at the expense of the wealthier ones. B) proved highly beneficial to all states. C) affected the poor more negatively than the economically better off. D) affected everyone negatively.
Which of Durkheim's types of suicide applies when people commit suicide during times of economic stress, sudden prosperity, or moving to a new community?
a. egoistic b. anomic c. altruistic d. conformist e. functionalist
What does the chapter-opening story about the conviction and imprisonment of Martha Stewart suggest about punishment in the United States?
a. The more you steal, the bigger the penalty. b. Wealthy and powerful corporate executives are part of the population we think of as "criminal." c. The U.S. criminal justice system has an anti-corporation bias. d. Corporate executives are never subject to arrest and prosecution.
Mead considered the mind in terms of ______.
a. content b. process c. symbolism d. structure