Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of what Karl Polanyi calls "the great transformation"?
a. Displaced from the land, rural people began to sell their labor for wages.
b. Relationships based on ascribed statuses were replaced with relationships based on contracts.
c. The family was replaced by the business firm as the dominant economic institution.
d. Stratification systems became more rigid.
D
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a. sequencing. b. tracking. c. split-shift parenting. d. scheduling.
After decades of debate, social analysts have come to a consensus that mental illness is indeed a myth
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What did Richard Centers regard as the principal basis of class identification?
A. education level B. occupation C. family background D. race
Ethnocentrism refers to understanding a culture from the eyes of the people who live there.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)