The beliefs of social Darwinism
a. stressed government intervention to aid the poor in U.S. society.
b. were used during the last half of the 19th century to justify aggressive competition and monopolies in the business world.
c. were condemned by business leaders such as John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie.
d. suggested that the hierarchical structures of capitalistic society and its class divisions were manmade, or unnatural.
b
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a. twice b. three times c. four times d. five times
The media rarely provides a glimpse inside juvenile courts in television or movie programs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
On a(n) ______ level, LGB persons of color can find their unique concerns overshadowed by a white-centered public policy agenda.
A. Americanized B. individualized C. micro D. macro
Structural-functionalists attribute the high rate of divorce and single-parent households to
a. the still-existing problem of male domination. b. rapid social change and social disorganization. c. change in societal definitions of divorce. d. domestic abuse that creates negative self-concepts.