Which of the following is the primary agent of socialization for an individual?

a. Media
b. Peers
c. School
d. Family


Answer: d. Family

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The media often promote an ideology that

A. challenges our current capitalist economy. B. promotes the perspectives of poor people. C. justifies the existence of social inequality. D. opposes social inequality in all forms.

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Defining boundaries between social categories in fluid class systems is much more difficult than defining boundaries of categories within a rigid caste system. Why is this so?

a. The inequality in income levels is much less pronounced in a caste system than in a class system. b. Caste systems have only two levels, whereas a class system has infinite levels. c. Social status within a class system is unchangeable during a person's life, whereas a person's status may vary throughout life in a caste system. d. A person's standing on one dimension may differ from other dimensions within a class system, making class boundaries unclear.

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A characteristic of ______ is that money is increasingly liquid and flows around the world quite readily.

A. microfinance B. liquid finance C. macrofinance D. small finance

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