Tatu Vanhanen, a Finnish political scientist, argues that
a. people are naturally predisposed toward democracy and it is easy to establish
b. governments in large-scale societies will be authoritarian when the people lack
resources they can use to force those governments to be more democratic
c. most modern industrial societies are called democracies, but they really aren't
b
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a. How the group is treated and viewed by the society in which it lives b. The characteristics of the group c. The traditional culture of the group d. Immigrants to a Western country
Your text asserts that __________ were more readily accepted by Americans and are acculturated more quickly
a. Mexican Americans b. early immigrants from Cuba c. Chicanos d. South Americans
According to Max Weber, ______ systems produce bureaucracies.
A. traditional B. informal C. formally rational D. interpretive
Which of the following is true about individual interaction with sociology?
A. Individuals both shape and are shaped by society. B. Sociology acts to influence how people think and behave in a given society regardless of individual interaction. C. Sociology is a singular force of influence in society as it shapes how individuals interact in a one-way interaction. D. Sociology acts to create the norms, values, and beliefs, individuals follow as they interact with one another.