FirstCorp has an office coffee pot for employees. Though anyone may partake of the coffee, there is a sign above the machine that reads, “Please pay your fair share! A contribution of 25¢ per mug is suggested.” After a few weeks, the office manager realizes that 200 cups of coffee have been taken, but only 100 quarters are in the jar. FirstCorp is experiencing ______.
A. the tragedy of the commons
B. the “iron cage”
C. rate-busting
D. a free-rider problem
D. a free-rider problem
Sociology
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sociology
In 2008, about 8.9 million, or nearly ________ percent of all persons in the labor force were working at wages so low that they remained below the official poverty threshold
a. 1.6 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7 e. 10
Sociology
Only quasi-experimental designs should be used in evaluation research
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sociology
Discrimination against Arabs and Muslims has caused a certain amount of _________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sociology