In The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen argued that
a. inherited wealth defined a new American aristocracy.
b. membership in the new American "aristocracy" was based on individual merit, not inherited wealth.
c. American heiresses should enhance their social position by marrying members of the landed British aristocracy.
d. the pursuit of leisure led to the decline of the American economy.
a
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In a study conducted by Grady (1977), people were asked to describe the person who had just sold them a subway token. Grady found that
A. people were more likely to mentioned sex when it was statistically useful. B. people mentioned race and age more frequently, as token sellers were all women. C. people mentioned sex as the first or second characteristic half the times. D. people mentioned sex as the first or second characteristic 100 percent of the time.
Beginning in 1947, the House ________ Committee instituted a serious investigation of internal subversion.
What will be an ideal response?
What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889–1932?
A) Two or three people were lynched, on average, every week for thirty years. B) It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences. C) About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone. D) No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings.
How could Mayan slaves obtain freedom?
What will be an ideal response?