One structural explanation of persistent poverty points out that, in the United States economy today, there are two categories of jobs: better jobs that offer secure employment and good benefits, and poorer jobs with low pay and no security
The authors of your text refer to this situation as __________. a. a bifurcated economy
b. upper and lower free enterprise
c. a dual labor market
d. the industrial split
c
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Shared norms and clear societal expectations are factors associated with
a. the ease of a role transition b. marital satisfaction c. marital communication and negotiation d. marital power dynamics
When media corporations from wealthier nations export so many products to poorer nations that they come to dominate the local culture, it is known as
A. the digital divide. B. cultural imperialism. C. government regulation. D. globalization.
Analyzing the slurs used to describe homosexuals might be the focus of an investigation using which of the following theories?
A. Conflict theory B. Functionalism C. Symbolic interactionism D. Freudian theory
A(n) ________ consists of people who join together to give voice to emotion.
a. casual crowd b. conventional crowd c. expressive crowd d. acting crowd