A chemist working for a large corporation has the training to design a pesticide, but he or she is not trained to consider the abilities and limitations of the consumers who use it. This situation speaks to the problems associated with
a. automating technologies.
b. oligarchy.
c. statistical measures of performance.
d. expert knowledge and responsibility.
d
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The vast majority of violent crimes are committed by:
a. teenagers. b. young men. c. African Americans. d. poor white males. e. both a and b
A low income child is struggling in math. He lives in a culture that attributes his failure to lack of intelligence. This backdrop is a matter of
a. chance. b. choice. c. context. d. opinion.
If research clearly established that "study time determines the grades that a student earns," grades are the _____ variable
a. dependent b. independent c. control d. intervening
A woman is not allowed to be a clergyperson in her church. How would a conflict theorist explain this?
A. She does not have the right qualifications to be a clergyperson. B. She has other functions in society that men cannot perform. C. She cannot become a clergyperson because the position is reserved for males. D. Gender inequality is at play.