The pleasure-pain principle holds that _____
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Actions are motivated primarily by the desire to experience pleasure and avoid pain
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Marx studied the effects of the Industrial Revolution as they were happening
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Homosexuality has been descriptively evidenced in only about the last 500 years
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which theoretical perspective pays attention to inputs, such as goods and services, and outputs, such as the behavior of family members and the socialization of children?
A. ecological theory B. conflict theory C. feminist theory D. family systems theory
Durkheim concluded that social and economic changes lead to higher suicide rates. This type of theory has predictive power because
A. it was based on visions of the future. B. it suggests that the suicide rate will rise or fall as those social changes occur. C. Durkheim predicted that there would one day be no suicide at all D. there is no way to tell what might make the rate go up or down in the future