As nations develop, life expectancies increase largely due to all of the following except:
a. widening inequality
b. sewage disposal
c. clean water
d. advances in public health
a
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In which of the following ways does deviance benefit society?
a. Deviance diverts resources that could be used in other ways. b. Deviance decreases predictability in society. c. Deviance promotes social change. d. Deviance stimulates even more deviance in others. e. Deviance erodes trust in society.
Many persons who are categorized as "black" in the United States would be considered "white" in Brazil. This demonstrates that:
a. Brazilians and Americans use different conceptions of race. b. Brazil is not as industrially developed as the United States. c. Blacks are the dominant racial group in Brazil. d. The study of race and ethnic relations in the United States is more advanced than in Brazil.
Which term refers to the process in which nations decrease the amount of goods produced though manufacturing?
A. industrialization B. modernization C. deindustrialization D. post-modernization
Which of the following is true of the symbolic interaction perspective on the economy?
a. Images have little to do with how the public perceives a product. b. Symbols and images were more important in the 1950s than they are today. c. When people buy goods and services, they are simply acquiring something that has only an economic value. d. Most companies market their products primarily in terms of symbols rather than price.