Discuss the tension of social class and economics.
What will be an ideal response?
Duck Dynasty perfectly captures the inherent tension of social class operating
simultaneously both as a socioeconomic category and as a lifestyle orientation in
mainstream U.S. discourse. These dual conceptions are not necessarily mutually
exclusive, but in the case of the Robertsons, their comparative wealth indicates that
their identity as rednecks resides in their self-conscious performance of a particular
lifestyle. Michael Zweig notes in The Working-Class Majority that social class is not
solely about income but about power and autonomy in the workplace and society at
large.
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What factors facilitated the rise of the Safavids?
What will be an ideal response?
Which statement best describes Italy during and shortly after unification?
A) The last area to be incorporated into Italy was Sicily. B) It possessed no truly national culture since most of the wealth, education, and power resided in the north. C) Italian industrialization was concentrated in the central part of the peninsula. D) In its early days, Italy's highest average income was in the agricultural south. E) In its early days, Italy's poorest city was Turin.
Zheng Ho's voyages of discovery included all of the following places except:
a. India b. Canary Islands c. Persian Gulf d. East Africa e. Red Sea
Bush's 2003 decision to go to war in Iraq initially seemed __________
a. foolish because the U.S. military was consistently defeated by Hussein's forces b. necessary because Saddam Hussein had been the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks c. wise because the military quickly succeeded in taking Baghdad d. wise because intelligence that Saddam Hussein was planning a terrorist attack on the United States was discovered e. wise because UN inspectors found weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad