When a small group of elite members tends to perpetuate itself at the top levels of organizations by hiring people that are similar to them we have what is called the __________.

a. McDonaldization of contemporary life
b. hidden voluntary culture
c. iron law of oligarchy
d. democratic group


Answer: c. iron law of oligarchy

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In 2014, approximately __________ of employed mothers with children under age 6 worked full time

a. 10 percent b. one-fourth c. half d. two-thirds

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Which is a hallmark emerging from Stein and Plummer’s attempt to identify the characteristics of queer theory? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. Conceives of sexual power as embedded almost everywhere and anywhere in social life. b. To the extent that queer theory recognizes social selves; it sees identity as ways doings rather than ways of being. c. Rejects the identity politics of the 1960s social movements, claiming the acceptance a marginalized identity can only reinforce the marginalization of that social self. d. Sees sexuality as embedded almost everywhere and anywhere in social life.

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__________ have an urban population of more than 10 million

Fill in the blank with correct word

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When the media are privately owned and depend on audience ratings, televised sport events are "reproduced" in a way that usually emphasizes

A. the specific technical skills of athletes. B. forms of soap opera storytelling. C. a critical perspective on sports and sport participants. D. how much work goes into preparing for a sport event.

Sociology