Which of the following is a social institution founded on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group?
A. political action committee
B. interest group
C. elite group
D. political system
D. political system
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___________ Freud's term for the process of maintaining appropriate thoughts in the conscious mind
What will be an ideal response?
Crimes committed by respectable citizens in the course of their work are called _______
A. crimes of business B. petty offenses C. white-collar crimes D. crimes of the upper class
A political scientist conducted a study measuring two political attitudes and obtained a correlation of +.07. This is considered a
A) weak positive linear correlation. B) weak negative linear correlation. C) strong positive linear correlation. D) strong negative linear correlation.
In his interview with Dalton Conley, Andrew Cherlin states that the most politically and religiously conservative states in the United States have the highest levels of divorce. How does he explain this seemingly contradictory finding?
a.) Divorce has only recently become socially acceptable in these states, leading to a sharp rise in divorce levels. b.) The average age of first marriage is younger in these states, which have higher odds of ending in divorce. c.) Economic struggles, not personal values, may contribute to rocky marriages, and these states are relatively poor. d.) Higher fertility levels in these states are associated with increased pressure on couples, which is detrimental to marriage.