The March of Dimes was an organization founded to fight polio. When a cure for polio was found, the March of Dimes, through _____, targeted a new enemy–birth defects
a. bureaucratic inertia
b. the Peter principle
c. goal displacement
d. alienation
c. goal displacement
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According to Robin Williams, which of the following is NOT among the basic American values?
A. nationalism B. equality C. frugality D. the supremacy of science over faith
Di Leonardo found that women who marry divorced men tend to ignore the men's kinship
network. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
"Is offering high salaries – say 250 times larger than the average household income – really necessary to make sure someone qualified takes the job of CEO?" This is a question most relevant to which sociological perspective?
a. functionalist b. symbolic interactionists c. conflict d. feminist
According to ______ theory, a group seeking change must show people the benefit of such change or alter people?s beliefs about the advantages and disadvantages of that change.
A. world systems B. rational choice C. conflict D. symbolic interaction