The term _________ is applied to a situation whereby one part of a culture changes more rapidly than another
a. cultural lag
b. culture shock
c. temporal ordering
d. causation
a
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A careful analysis of the military draft reveals that it________
a. was really a tax on the poor b. operated equitably c. was inefficient in its operation d. did not favor the educated
Which of the following statements disproves the myth that American Indians were the first environmentalists?
a. They always exploited their environment before the Europeans got into the act. b. They worked hard to protect those resources in large supply and took a wasteful approach toward those that they believed to be in short supply. c. They caused an increase in the carrying capacity of their ecosystem for a prolonged period of time. d. They sometimes slaughtered buffalos, eating the best meat and taking the hides but leaving the rest to decompose.
In recent years, numerous arguments about
immigration and proposed immigration restrictions (including the fence on the Mexican border) have been similar to __________? a. those made for restrictions against those from northern Europe b. those made for late nineteenth and early twentieth century restrictions against many immigrants from Europe. c. those made for immigration restrictions since 1965 against Asian Americans d. none of these
Which of the following is NOT a factor associated with failure of a second marriage?
A. a low proportion of college-educated residences in the neighborhood B. women who reported their children were wanted C. the presence of children D. communities with a high poverty rate