Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Georg Simmel’s stranger was too far removed from a social group to receive confidential information about the group from its members.
2. According to Georg Simmel, the things that are most valuable to us are those that are not attainable.
3. The Internet exemplifies Georg Simmel’s “objective culture.”
4. Georg Simmel used the metaphors of a bridge and a door to exemplify connectedness and separation possibilities in terms of space.
5. Thorstein Veblen argued that his contemporaries were more likely to engage in conspicuous leisure than in conspicuous consumption.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
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a. authoritarian b. authoritative c. permissive d. egalitarian
When it comes to ethnicity or national origin, multiculturalism has always been celebrated in the United States.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following actions has increased the influence of powerful segments of society on legislators?
A. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that removed the ceilings on the amount of money individuals can contribute to campaigns B. The passage of anti-miscegenation laws by the U.S. government C. The abolishment of panethnic labeling by political groups D. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned political action committees from attempting to influence legislators
People in the United States are living longer, which is a sign of improved medical care and __________
a. improved environmental factors b. improved lifestyle c. higher rates of exercise d. lower obesity levels