Describe how privacy in families varies across time and social class. Identify two examples that illustrate how the concern over parental privacy rights can be framed as a freedom of religion issue.

What will be an ideal response?


The value placed on family privacy increased in the 19th century. Two examples might include the right of a parent to approve or disapprove of vaccinations or life-saving medical interventions.

Sociology

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a. Villages such as Beidian have grown. b. Workers have quit coming due to the crowding. c. Small villages such as Beidian have shrunk. d. Jobs have disappeared in cities.

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In 2005, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley bill, which imposes strict reporting requirements on __________

a. managers b. accountants c. lawyers d. corporate leaders and members of corporate boards e. physicians

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According to Walt Rostow, economic advisor to U.S. President Kennedy, all countries go through four stages of economic development. The second stage is the __________ stage, which is a period of economic growth accompanied by a growing belief in individualism, competition, and achievement

a. traditional b. take-off c. technological maturity d. high mass consumption

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Customers scan, bag, and pay for purchases; clear their table after eating in a quick-service restaurant; and check themselves into the airport without expecting to be compensated for their labor. These practices apply to which principle of McDonaldization?

a. efficiency b. calculability c. predictability d. control

Sociology