Don does not mind paying higher taxes for the benefit of everyone. Although he pays nearly half his income in taxes, he is happy living in a __________ where there is a family support program for parents and children, care for the elderly, and a national health care program
A) capitalist nation
B) socialist nation
C) welfare state
D) wealthy state
Answer: C
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Which sociological perspective is aligned with the belief that religion attaches meaning to our lives, provides emotional comfort during times of sorrow, creates a sense of solidarity with others and provides guidelines with which to direct our lives
A) the feminist perspective B) functionalism C) symbolic interactionism D) the conflict perspective
George Herbert Mead termed the process of reading the gestures of others in order to discern their likely course of action as:
a. role making b. role taking c. mind d. conventional gestures
Wright characterizes a position in the class structure that contains inherently contradictory interests as a(n) __________.
a. contradictory class location b. proletariat c. inconsequential other d. capitalist
A 2010 study found that there is a relationship between economic class and the ability to accurately identify the emotions of others. Which statement best describes one of the key findings?
A. People in the lower classes are better at identifying emotions. B. People from the professional classes are better at identifying emotions. C. People from the upper-middle class are better at identifying emotions. D. People who are from the upper classes are better at identifying emotions.