The long term trend toward world commercialization beginning about 5,000 years ago is evidenced in
a. the dominance of production-for-exchange in most agrarian societies
b. the market-dominated character of most agrarian societies
c. the emergence of large, profit-oriented trading companies
d. growth in trade networks and urbanization
d
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A) functionalism B) the conflict perspective C) symbolic interactionism D) the feminist perspective
Which of these often leads to dissatisfaction with the body, especially because of influence from peers and media?
A. reflexivity B. hypersexuality C. consumptive beauty D. adolescence
Which of the following descriptions is an example of cultural relativism?
A. Antonia disliked Iceland because the music and food were nothing like her native England. B. After returning home from a year in South America, Latrice found her native culture to be highly entitled and privileged. C. Marcus had spent so much time in Zimbabwe that he was beginning to see life from an African point of view. D. Fritz, who grew up in rural Kentucky, found the freeways of Southern California to be confusing and anxiety producing.
What was a consequence of mandatory busing programs?
A. busing programs segregated schools B. busing programs overcame residential segregation C. busing programs created "magnet" schools D. busing programs closed "magnet" schools