What are two negative goal transformations that can take place among agency personnel? Describe each.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Agency “capture” can cause the agency to orient its goals around the priorities of the sector it is supposed to regulate. (2) “Displacement of goals” can over time when interests become more focused on surviving and maintaining budgets rather than serving clients.
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Most scholars consider globalization to be anchored by
a. the political unity and leadership provided by international organizations such as the UN. b. an increase in intercultural exchange that makes people more aware of other cultures. c. an increase in commonness of culture brought about by media technologies such as the Internet. d. a deepening of economic ties between countries. e. the desire of Western capitalist elites to exploit an ever larger part of the world.
Which of the following would generally fall into the occupational definition of middle class used by sociologists?
a. a lawyer b. an engineer c. a minimum wage worker d. a blue-collar manufacturing worker
The largest voluntary association in America is
A) the National Rifle Association (NRA). B) the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). C) the American Medical Association (AMA). D) the Chamber of Commerce. E) Common Cause.
The Reconstruction Amendments __________
a. were passed prior to the Civil War b. were supported by most southerners c. shifted power from state governments to the federal government d. were later repealed