Walt Rostow, economic advisor to U.S. President Kennedy, suggested that all countries go through four stages of economic development. The first stage is the __________ stage, in which very little social change takes place, and people do not think much about changing their current circumstances

a. traditionalb. high mass consumption
c. take-off d. technological maturity


a

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The Jensen-Hernnstein-Murray thesis overlooks the contribution of ________ to achieve on IQ tests

a. family b. early childhood experience c. nutrition d. social class

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How did Comte think positivism was different from communism? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. Positivism focuses on the moral; communism focuses on the economic and political. b. Positivism promotes individualism; communism suppresses it. c. Positivism see leaders as essential; communism sees leaders as expendable. d. Positivism embraces history; communism rejects the past.

Sociology

Which theory of moral panics argues that rule creators and moral entrepreneurs launch moral crusades to ensure that certain rules are adopted and enforced?

A. interest group theory B. elite-engineered theory C. grassroots theory D. rule-bound theory

Sociology

Infertility is usually defined as:

A. sterilization. B. childlessness. C. the inability to conceive after ten years of unprotected sexual intercourse. D. the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse.

Sociology