3. Which of the following best defines political economy?
a. the social institution through which power is acquired and exercised by certain individuals or groups
b. the social institution that ensures that a society will be maintained through its production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
c. the independent workings and interests of political and economic systems
d. the collection of people and organizations who serve as a watchdog to the American government
Answer: c. the independent workings and interests of political and economic systems
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Which of the following played a main role in deinstitutionalization?
A. the development of new psychoactive drugs for treating mental illness B. public horror at the maltreatment of mentally ill persons C. financial changes in insurance and in federal funding D. the overcrowding of state mental hospitals E. the feminization of aging
Consultants sometimes come in to a project with a personal bias. Consultants should only be consulted after a basic programmatic strategy is outlined by the planning staff. Consultants can then be used for all of the following EXCEPT:
a. offer suggestions based on their expertise. b. estimating numbers at risk. c. deciding on a methodology for the assessment. d. tabulating reasonable target and designing relevant interventions.
A woman argues that the low salary she pays someone from Mexico to watch her children is fair because that woman gets paid more than she would be paid in Mexico. Conflict theorists call this line of reasoning
a. cultural relativity. b. the facade of legitimacy. c. a latent function. d. class consciousness.
In postindustrial society, employment shifts
a. from blue collar to white collar. b. from white collar to blue collar. c. to the Southwest. d. from heavy industry to production of computer technologies. e. from agriculture to manufacturing.