The term "infatuation" comes from the same root word as "fatuous," meaning:

a. brief or short-lived
b. insignificant or meaningless
c. silly or foolish
d. overflowing or abundant


c

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The ability to move from one social class to another is called

A. relative mobility. B. individual mobility. C. class mobility. D. class stratification.

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Discuss the role of cultural values in creating social stability and as the source of social conflict; give examples.

What will be an ideal response?

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To better understand dynamics of immigration, acculturation, integration, and assimilation, we must adopt a(n) ______ perspective.

A. ethnocentric B. sociological C. Americanized D. majority-minority

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With respect to smoking, __________

a. the first report on the health consequences of smoking was released in 1956 by the tobacco companies, indicating that smoking helps cure the common cold
b. smoking is the leading high-risk behavior associated with poor health and early death
c. the share of the adult population who smoke has increased slightly since the first report on smoking and health was released
d. almost 9 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the first report on smoking and health was released, and some in this group were nonsmokers who died by exposure to secondhand smoke

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