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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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. Americanized B. individualized C. micro D. macro

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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.

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