What forces combined in 2007 to bring about the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s?
a. Hurricane Katrina and the resulting bailout to homeowners
b. Bipartisan support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
c. Predatory mortgage lending and irresponsible dealing on Wall Street
d. The election of the nation's first Black president and a Republican legislature
Answer: c. Predatory mortgage lending and irresponsible dealing on Wall Street
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With the first African American president in office, many blacks are anticipating better conditions. This illustrates __________
A) rising expectations B) compartmentalizing C) civil disobedience D) selective perception
Life ______ is/are the average number of years that a group of people born in the same year could expect to live
a. cohort b. chronology c. expectancy d. stabilization
What happens when individuals follow an organization's formal rules very strictly but disregard its informal rules?
a. Organizations function better and more harmoniously because everyone is happy. b. Productive output increases markedly because more work is getting done. c. Social interaction continues more smoothly because the rules are being followed so closely. d. Organizations suffer because no one is taking the necessary shortcuts to get all of the work done.
Julia is a highly paid actress who likes expensive clothing and inexpensive jewelry and reads comic books as well as best-selling books. From this example, it could be said that Julia is a ______.
A. cultural feeder B. cultural omnivore C. status offender D. cultural dissident