Scientists report that, over the past century, Earth's average temperature__________.
A. has risen by 0.7 degree Fahrenheit
B. has risen by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit
C. has stayed steady
D. has fallen by 1.0 degree Fahrenheit
Answer: B
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Broad categories of __________ include banking, business, education, energy, the environment, health, labor, persons with a disability, religious groups, retired persons, women, and those espousing a specific ideological viewpoint
a. political action committees b. the power elite c. the ruling class d. special interest groups
Which one of the following questions do conflict theorists ask to highlight the problems with the functional perspective of social stratification?
a. How can we attract the best qualified people to fill the most functionally important positions? b. Will the most qualified people be attracted to the less functionally important occupations? c. How much inequality in salary is really necessary to ensure that people choose the most important positions in society? d. Why do the disadvantaged lack the motivation to acquire the training needed to fill the most important positions in society?
In his theory of social change, Karl Marx argues that revolutions occur as a result of:
a. changes in the means of production b. changes in the means of distribution c. exploitation d. poverty
The conflict perspective holds that social institutions
A. provide and maintain a sense of basic fairness. B. train personnel equitably. C. preserve order and equality. D. maintain the privileges of the powerful individuals and groups within a society.