This search-and-rescue military robot is able to lift and carry people and objects weighing up to 500 pounds across all terrains and to grasp fragile objects without damaging them. While the robot represents an efficient tool for saving lives without risking the life of another, how might its presence reduce the need to cultivate strong emotional ties among soldiers? The question relates to the
concept
a. McDonalization c. Global interdependence
b. Urbanization d. Rationalization
D
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Which of the following are characteristics of a church (as an ideal type) according to the chapter?
a. Membership is only through a conversion experience. b. The belief system is rigid with an emphasis on the purity of doctrine. c. Organization is informal and unstructured. d. There is a tendency to compromise with the larger society and its values and institutions.
There are several reasons for the negative financial consequences of divorce for women. Which is NOT one of these reasons?
a) Most women do not work the first year after a divorce.
b) Women generally retain custody of the children.
c) Many women have intermittent work histories.
d) Many custodial parents do not pay child support.
e) Women earn lower wages on average than do men.
Sociologists refer to two or more people related by birth or social commitment, who share resources, care for any dependents, and often maintain close emotional relationships, as
A. blood relations. B. affiliated kin. C. a family. D. a household.
Occupational gender segregation accounts for __________ of the pay gap?
a. 25 percent b. 38 percent c. 51 percent d. 76 percent