The Horatio Alger myth stabilizes society by deflecting blame for failure from society to the individual.

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)


Answer: True

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Cox and Demmitt believe that economic stability and security enable families to focus their attention on:

a. meeting basic survival needs. b. the pursuit of individual happiness. c. paying bills and consolidating debt. d. enhancing the quality of life.

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Activity theory began to fade as disengagement theory explained successful aging by

a. shifting attention to the social system. b. revealing social errors of Freudianism. c. enhancing some aspects of mobility. d. finding normalization of life spaces.

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Who has ownership of the means of production?

a. The secretariat b. The proletariat c. The bourgeoisie d. The levanderie

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The status we are given in society is largely acquired through our: a. education

b. employment. c. families. d. own efforts.

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