According to the text, when did “shopping for fun” originate?
a. in the 1900s, when department stores spread
b. in the 1920s, after the end of alcohol prohibition
c. in the 1950s, during post-war economic growth
d. in the 1970s, with expansion of imported goods
a. in the 1900s, when department stores spread
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Which of the following approaches argue that problems in politics and the economy can be remedied by repairing the specific elements of the system that are creating the problems?
a. power elite b. minimalist c. dialectical d. functionalist
Some theorists assert that gentrification further
depletes the stock of affordable housing for the poor and pushes low-income people out of an area where they had previously lived. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
If older adults are primed with negative aging stereotypes, and their subsequent performance on memory tests is worse than older adults who were primed with positive aging stereotypes, then we can conclude that older persons are vulnerable to
a. bias in memory testing. b. stereotype threat. c. activation of implicit beliefs. d. learned helplessness.
Which of the following correctly described the changing religious affiliation of the US since 1990?
a. The percentage of Americans who identify as Protestants has greatly increased b. The percentage of Americans who identify as Protestants has stayed the same c. The percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation has almost doubled d. The percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation has greatly decreased