Which term is defined as a religious legitimation for a situation that otherwise might cause guilt or anger (such as defeat in a war or the existence of poverty among affluence)?
a. Theodicy
b. Theocracy
c. Deism
d. Doctrine
Answer: a. Theodicy
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a. social change b. unity c. conformity to norms d. immorality
The Asian Indian immigrants' rate of naturalization was
A) 10 percent. B) 35 percent. C) 49 percent. D) 97 percent.
With __________ research, interpretative description (words) rather than statistics (numbers) are used to analyze underlying meanings and patterns of social relationships
a. qualitative b. observational c. quantitative d. explanatory
The capitalist economic system is predicated on a continually increased consumption of resources to produce growth. As such, the very principle of a capitalist economy is
A. inventive. B. unsustainable. C. constructive. D. irrational.