With corporations in the process of downsizing

their employee base, while at the same time frequently merging with other companies, C. Wright Mills would refer to the resulting unemployment as "private troubles" of the individuals involved rather than a "public issue."

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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Karl Marx described what group as the "proletariat"?

A. the upper class B. the capitalist class C. the working class D. the lower class

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Transnational union strategies are important because

a. of the strength of the dollar versus other currencies. b. health benefits are provided by the government in many countries. c. production is international, but unions have been national. d. the United Nations makes international labor law possible. e. free trade is a union objective.

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In general, the U.S. war on drugs can be characterized as working and effective

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Jim has a strong-minded father who takes all the family decisions alone, without consulting the other family members. Jim's family follows a ________ family system

A) neolocal B) patriarchal C) egalitarian D) matriarchal

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