The tendency to focus on one's own self-interests and personal happiness rather than the family or community is called

a. individualism

b. familism.
c. patriarchy.
d. ego-mania.


a

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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The outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe from 1334 to 1354, the small pox epidemic in 1707 that devastated the populations of Mexico and the West Indies, and today's worldwide AIDS epidemic are alike to the extent that all are _____

a. sexually transmitted diseases b. forms of "positive checks" on population growth c. types of "preventative checks" of population growth d. diseases associated primarily with sexual and/or racial minorities

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Which examples represent problems associated with bureaucratic organization?

a. Nazi murder of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust b. Sexual harassment in the workplace c. The formation of nonprofits such as Wikipedia that compete with corporations d. The development of open source software by companies like Linux

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In which society would you find the least segregated division of labor between husbands and wives?

A. Agricultural B. Hunting and gathering C. Horticultural D. Early European

Sociology