A nation’s flag is simply cloth; however, because it is used to represent ideas about patriotism, national pride, and a country’s history, it also is a(n) __________ that has complex meanings
a. symbol
b. manifest function
c. ideological illusion
d. latent function
Answer: A
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a. were used in the past to rationalize the enslavement of Africans. b. were based primarily on social traits. c. are government definitions based on languages spoken. d. are based strictly on skin color.
It is the assertion of _____ that religion was developed by the oppressed to relieve their distress.
A. functionalism B. conflict theory C. symbolic interaction theory D. social exchange theory
You conduct an ANOVA in which you expect a small effect size. What is your approximate level of power if you plan to use five groups with 20 participants in each group?
A) .01 B) .10 C) .13 D) .17
One major media corporation has taken all of its media holdings-print news, television news, and book publishing-and consolidated all of the content into a website. This is an example of the merging of media forms known as
A. user-generated content. B. saturation. C. convergence. D. ownership concentration.