The idealized "traditional" nuclear family, consisting of male breadwinner and female homemaker, was the most common arrangement:
A. only during colonial times
B. beginning in the mid-twentieth century
C. for all demographic groups
D. throughout American history, until the 1970s
Answer: B. beginning in the mid-twentieth century
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A. role play B. role conflict C. role strain D. achieved social status
Laissez-faire is a form of ________ under which people compete freely with minimal government intervention in the economy.
A. socialism B. communism C. totalitarianism D. capitalism
What state or region spends the most on education per student, and what state or district spends the least?
A. Most: California; Least: Mississippi B. Most: District of Columbia; Least: Idaho C. Most: New York; Least: Alabama D. Most: Connecticut; Least: New Mexico
Bob and Steve are brothers who have different friends. Bob's friends are the "academic type," and Bob follows in their footsteps and goes to college. Steve's friends engage in crime, and Steve follows in their footsteps and goes to prison. Which explanation of deviant behavior is illustrated by this example?
A. labeling B. differential association C. dramaturgy D. anomie