Which of the following expectations is an example of a dysfunctional norm?
a. Real estate is a good investment.
b. Everyone should buy a big house.
c. People should not divorce.
d. Hard work will pay off.
b
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Which is not a characteristic of scientific theory?
a. abstractness b. testability c. explanation d. evaluation e. All are characteristics of science.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Residential segregation for blacks is relatively low. 2. The gap between blacks and whites with high school diplomas has been closing over the last thirty years. 3. Poor blacks were worse off in the 1990s than they were in the 1950s. 4. Increases in income for blacks have enabled them to close the gap with white incomes. 5. Poverty in the African American population has been declining since the mid-1960s.
The text suggests that as rates of cohabitation rise
A) rates of marriage also rise. B) rates of marriage remains the same. C) rates of marriage decline. D) None of the above is true.
A coup d'état usually results in:
a. revolutionary change throughout the society b. the establishment of a classless society c. the establishment of a democracy d. the establishment of an oligarchy