A life-threatening lack of resources is called
a. relative poverty.
b. absolute poverty.
c. temporary poverty.
d. immediate poverty.
(Answer: b)
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The managerial class in the United States today
a. is an in-between class to which capitalists often delegate substantial day-to-day control of the operation of plants and offices. b. is rapidly replacing the capitalist class in importance because of its growing control over the means of production. c. shares ownership of productive property with the capitalist class. d. occupies the same status as it did in the very earliest days of capitalism.
Sociology differs from television programs that feature human problems in that
A. television reporters and producers are interested in individuals—sociologists are not. B. sociologists use research techniques and theories that television reporters and producers may not use to explain social issues. C. sociologists do not study the types of dramatic problems that appear on television programs. D. television programs focus on problem behavior—sociology does not.
Explain how Enlightenment ideas about personal happiness influenced marriage and divorce from the eighteenth to the 20th century in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
Bob works as a cashier in a supermarket. His boss instructs him to include the price of a new broom-which Bob's boss has deceptively placed near the register-on everyone's bill. Bob's boss also encourages him to change the dates on expired food items, so the items can continue to be sold. Eventually, Bob begins to develop his own deceptive sales practices. This is an example of
A. differential association. B. labeling. C. dramaturgy. D. anomie.