America is a(n) ________ culture, one in which individual needs and wants, such as self-fulfillment, educational attainment, and the fulfillment of career goals, are promoted over the collective needs of the society
A) collectivist
B) pioneering
C) individualistic
D) eclectic
C
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In his postscript, Milgram found it sad but true that many good people would knuckle under the demands of authority and perform actions that were callous and severe
a. true b. false
According to the delinquent subculture point of view, delinquents form nonutilitarian, malicious, and negativistic subcultures. Delinquents behave in this fashion __________
a. as a way of associating with others who will teach them the techniques of skilled crime b. in order to achieve enough power to control certain blocks in their neighborhood c. in order to celebrate lower-class values d. because through association with each other, they learn definitions favorable to law violation e. because as lower-class youth they cannot meet the standards of the "middle-class measuring rod" applied by teachers and others
In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatricians endorsed the idea that
A) legally sanctioned gay marriages will harm children. B) it is better for children to have two parents, whether gay or not. C) there are no differences in how gay or heterosexual parents raise their children. D) All of the above
The restorative action an individual takes after he has done something that has the potential to damage or discredit his identity is known as a(n) ______.
A. apologia B. account C. aligning action D. disclaimer