________ refers to the increase in the rates of unemployment caused by economic changes that are brought about by technological innovation

a. Absolute deprivation
b. Relative deprivation
c. Structural unemployment
d. Cyclical unemployment


Answer: c

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All of the following factors were listed in the text as affecting risk of child maltreatment except:

What will be an ideal response?

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Many people have marveled at the Great Wall in China and the Great Pyramids in Egypt. These monuments stand as evidence of the productive power of which type of society?

a. hunting and gathering b. horticultural and pastoral c. agrarian d. industrial

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Studies involving gender preference in the having of children suggest that

A) most couples in the world want two girls and two boys. B) there is a preference for female children in much of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. C) choosing the sex of the child is illegal in most countries. D) choosing the sex of children would decrease the proportion of female births.

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Which of the following is NOT a reason cited by the authors for why models are an important group to study sociologically?

a. Modeling is similar to and different from other occupations in which people make their living by displaying their bodies. b. Modeling provides a good example of how workers learn to manage their bodily capital, a concern for anyone employed in the business of using their bodies for work. c. Models are a good example of people who have to do solitary activity, without coaching and away from their work sites. d. Models are important to study because they are usually women who the society sees as beautiful and this is a good avenue to study sexism in American culture.

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