In 2010, concern about cost overruns and staying on schedule kept executives of BP, Halliburton, and Transocean from sharing information and concerns with each other. The result was a shared assumption of safety that ultimately resulted in the explosion of a BP oil rig and an unprecedented environmental disaster. The failure to express concerns and confront potential risk is an example of
__________.
a. false consciousness
b. the iron law of oligarchy
c. groupthink
d. self-fulfilling prophecy
c
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African American segregation in cities is lessening due to ________
A) new immigrants moving into African American areas of cities B) desegregation policies created in the 1960s C) an upwardly mobile large middle class within African American communities D) all of the above
The African American middle class ______.
A. does not have financial security B. has the same financial security of the white middle class C. has more financial security than the white middle class D. has less financial security than the white middle class
Sarah has been working as an administrative assistant at the same company for 30 years. She goes through the motions at her job with little motivation. She has realized that she will never get promoted, and has become extremely defeated. According to strain theory, Sarah is an example of a(n) ______.
A. ritualist B. rebellionist C. conformist D. innovator
Children who are raised in isolation and have few opportunities for social interaction are typically labeled as which of the following?
A. unintelligent B. feral C. resocialized D. gendered