When people believe that power differences are legitimate, those with power possess

a. rationalization.
b. authority.
c. status.
d. political clout.


b

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According to Michael Harner, the evolution of chiefly redistributive systems out of big-man redistributive systems occurred because of

a. competition over increasingly scarce land b. the development of the idea of property rights c. a shortage of labor d. chronic warfare

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The rate of weapons-related homicide has decreased recently, largely because of a decline in __________, but also because of the waning of the crack epidemic

a. gun control laws b. violence c. sale of cocaine d. indiscipline in gangs e. gang-related shootings

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_____ is the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society

a. Personification b. Socialization c. Reification d. Self-representation

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One major disadvantage of Internet-based surveys is

a. increased pressure to participate. b. limited anonymity. c. high rates of measurement error. d. low rates of interviewer bias. e. high rates of abandonment.

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