Shortly after the September 11th attacks on the United States, the federal government quickly created The Department of Homeland Security, uniting over 20 different agencies into a single government entity. Which of Tocqueville’s problems of democracy could this consolidation of authority indicate?
a. stagnation
b. equality
c. despotism
d. centralization
d. centralization
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Sociology’s founding fathers’ work emphasized rational thought and objective methodology; leaving little room for subjective and humanistic concerns. 2. Your textbook argues Abdel Rahman Ibn-Khaldun, Confucius, and Aristotle can best be understood as pre-modern sociologists. 3. Your authors argue that most scholars, researchers, and students view these theorists in exactly the same light, thus validating the fixed points of the theorists’ basic orientation table.
According to functional theory, age differentiation a. contributes to the common good
b. results from varied levels of power. c. occurs in most societies in varying ways. d. promotes inequality.
Most remarriages in past centuries occurred because of:
a. widowhood. b. divorce. c. desertion. d. annulments.