What is a "throw-away society"?
a. a society that is not working toward sustainability
b. a society that uses Styrofoam
c. a society that uses products for convenience and disposability
d. a society that does not have enough landfills
c
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Perspective on social stratification that argues that the proletariat has no choice but to work for the bourgeoisie and the bourgeois exploit the labor of the proletariat by keeping wages low:
A) functionalist B) conflict C) symbolic interaction D) distributive systems
Which of the following statements about the application of the death penalty is TRUE?
a. The majority of people executed are black. b. Jurors in Washington State are more likely to recommend the death penalty for a white defendant than for a black defendant in a similar case. c. The primary reason that blacks are given the death penalty at higher rates than whites is because they commit more capital crimes. d. Those persons who kill whites are more likely to be sentenced to death than those who kill blacks.
This is the term to describe the tension that results from immigrant parents holding values and behavioral expectations of their country of origin while their U.S. born children fully immerse themselves in American culture.
a. Generational dissonance b. Cultural disrespect c. Assimilation anger d. None of the above
One of the problems facing developing countries following independence was
a. Elite power and rule b. Corruption in government c. Underdeveloped educational and other infrastructure d. All of the above