A tree can have different meanings to a farmer, a home builder, a poet, or an environmentalist. In any case the tree acts as a
a. value.
b. norm.
c. symbol.
d. belief.
c
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Wallerstein believes that the most severe form of exploitation within capitalism occurs between
a. the core and the peripheral societies b. workers and capitalists in the core societies c. workers and capitalists in the peripheral societies d. the semiperipheral and the peripheral societies
Which of the following is regarded as an important cause of black slavery in the United States?
a. Indians were not racially identifiable b. White indentured servants could run away and join their tribal groups c. Blacks were in a strange land involuntarily d. Indians were not used to the heat of the south and were more susceptible to illnesses from mosquitoes
In comparison to class systems, caste systems of stratification
a. are extremely rigid. b. rank people on their basis of achievements. c. have few barriers to social interaction among people from different strata. d. allow marriage between people of different strata.
Which of the following statements is true of public disorder crimes?
A. They are not likely to be reported because the criminal and the customer probably prefer to have the service available. B. They include behavior such as disorderly conduct, drunkenness, and indecent exposure. C. They include actions such as reckless driving and other infractions of the law by automobile drivers. D. They are less common than predatory or illegal service crimes according to arrest figures.