Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally). The most common form is __________, which is a system of tracing descent through both the mother's and father's sides of the family

a. lateral descent
b. bilateral descent
c. matrilocal descent
d. neolocal descent


b

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If we describe the situation of those at the bottom in terms of a lack of access to things like cell phones, internet, and satellite television service, we are describing

a. relative poverty. c. sustained poverty. b. absolute poverty. d. extreme poverty.

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From a sociological standpoint, religion

a. does not ever confirm actual truths in the universe. b. all functions of religion are positive. c. serves the individual, not society. d. may create problems within society.

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The term capital flight is defined as

a. the movement of corporate money from one investment to another through investment in plants located in other nations, plant relocation within the United States, and mergers. b. when a company moves its production to another country, producing the same products in the same way, but with cheaper labor, lower taxes, and lower benefits to workers. c. taking some specific task that a company was doing in-house—such as research, call centers, accounting, or transcribing—and transferring it to an overseas company to save money and then reintegrating that work back into the overall operation. d. independent contractors working from their homes, paying for their own health care and retirement plan, and furnishing their own equipment.

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If you want to get very high concentrations of cocaine to the brain very rapidly, which route of administration would you probably use?

A. Intravenous injection B. Oral administration C. Topical application D. Subcutaneous injection

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