According to Jurgen Habermas, instrumental action _____.
a. happens when individuals coordinate with each other to achieve a shared goal
b. is when a single actor pursues an objective goal
c. entails achieving a shared understanding between actors
d. strives to raise consciousness and emancipate humans
b. is when a single actor pursues an objective goal
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In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described "one-third of a nation ill-clothed, ill-housed, and ill-fed," proposing the New Deal, which included a major new program called
a. Head Start. b. Medicare. c. Social Security. d. a labor union.
According to the theory presented in the text, which social class should have the strongest support for obedience as a goal of socialization?
a. The working class b. The middle class c. The upper class d. The upperupper class (the "super rich")
The term "nuclear winter" refers to which of the following?
a. The nuclear fallout after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan b. An imagined future state in which no nuclear weapons exist on the planet c. Results of dust and particles from a massive thermonuclear war d. An agreement between Russia and the United States promising to "freeze" production of new nuclear weapons
Male nurses, grade school teachers, and librarians may experience some scorn in the larger society. Within the position, they
A. are often similarly scorned. B. typically earn the same as women. C. are automatically considered "better." D. are more encouraged to become administrators.