Which of the following terms describes phenomena that are regarded as extraordinary, transcendent, and outside the everyday course of events?
a. religion
b. ritual
c. the profane
d. the sacred
D
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Which factors appear to encourage the increase in premarital sex?
a. Inexpensive, effective contraception becoming legal and more available. b. The age at which people entered their first marriage rising dramatically. c. The influence of increasingly daring movies and television shows. d. All of the above.
What criminal activity ultimately brought Enron executives to justice?
a. overcharging California's energy users b. forcing elderly people to get off the power grid c. false profit reporting d. damaging individual property
"Witch hunts" of the______ led by U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy sought to pull LGB individuals from their jobs and push them into jail.
A. 1920s B. 1940s C. 1960s D. 1980s
In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the government relied on military volunteers rather than a draft. Who were the most likely to volunteer based on economic incentives?
a. Young men and women from the working and lower classes b. Young men and women from the upper classes c. Older men from the working and lower classes. d. Older men and women with previous military experience