The police, the courts, and federal agencies like the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms are primarily involved with what function of the state?
a. providing social control
b. establishing laws and norms
c. setting goals
d. protecting against outside threats
e. socializing the next generation of citizens
D
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Which aspect of globalization contributes the most to ecosystem disruption?
a. movement of factories from postindustrial societies to less developed societies b. increasing inequality c. exploitation of poor workers d. corruption of local governments e. None contributes to ecosystem disruption.
How did the invention of the automobile affect women's roles?
What will be an ideal response?
We have little information on the number of U.S. jobs that have been outsourced. This can be explained by all but which one of the following?
a. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not collect data on jobs outsourced. b. Corporations rarely share outsourcing plans with the public or government policy makers. c. The United States does not collect data on the impact of outsourcing, positive or negative. d. There is no definition of what outsourcing really means.
At a friend's housewarming, you meet a young engaged couple from India. They tell you that their relationship was arranged when they both very young (she was 12, he was 14). They seem happy with this arrangement, but you're taken aback. The couple's comfort with the arrangement, as well as your initial discomfort, are examples of
a.) symbolic interactionism. b.) operationalization. c.) social interaction. d.) socialization.