The assumption that the people who participate in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration feel that they lack sufficient income and job prospects offers support for which of the following theories explaining social movements?

a. culture theory
b. new social movements theory
c. mass-society theory
d. deprivation theory


d

Sociology

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In the mid-1970s, New York City, like many other cities in industrial regions, faced

a. a fiscal crisis. b. a population boom caused mostly by immigration. c. an economic boom caused by a surging economy. d. a period of stability after decades of rapid growth.

Sociology

Retaliation has been the most important counterterrorist use of U.S. military force.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

Psychosis is a mental disorder involving anxiety that impairs functioning

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Heavy metals become more dangerous as they rise through the food chain. This process is referred to as ______.

a. biomagnification b. biodiversity c. contamination d. circulation

Sociology