According to Robert Merton, Americans are taught to strive toward the American dream of economic success. He termed these aspirations as _____
A) ?institutionalized goals
B) ?institutionalized results
C) ?cultural strains
D) cultural means?
E) cultural goals
E
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Science precludes the use of knowledge for humanitarian purposes
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The dictatorships discussed in your text all had a(n) ______ in which political life and the public sphere centered on men.
A. organizational structure B. patriarchal structure C. cult of masculinity D. center of masculinity
Which of the following describes rational choice theory’s characterization of people’s actions? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. People act with purpose or intention. b. People act toward achieving goals. c. People act in accordance with their preferences. d. People consider the availability of resources when acting.
The corporate model of global governance favors
a. Enlarging the role of states in governance b. Minimizing the role of the economy c. Enhancing the role of the market d. Maintaining rigid levels of societal stratification, core, periphery and semi-periphery