In the United States, widespread beliefs hold that a democratic society, in order to be fair and just, requires that those with a greater investment in and return from the economic system can and should pay more. These are justifications for __________.
a. Social Security
b. export-import quotas
c. wealth redistribution through taxation and other policies
d. federal insurance for bank deposits
e. subsidized loans to small businesses
c
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An 80 year old woman shoplifts regularly but seems to avoid detection. This is because her age
a. possesses the expected auxiliary statuses. b. is a secondary deviant. c. is a primary deviant. d. is not an expected auxiliary status.
Technology is an artifact composed of social practices, institutions, and systems that create and constrain it so that it _______.
A. achieves goals, desires, and demands of society B. reinforces social inequalities C. malfunctions and breaks down D. contains hardware and software
Which of the following is NOT a condition associated with "hospitalitis," which patients tend to develop in mental institutions?
a) a deep sense of hopelessness b) a strong desire to kill some hospital staff c) a pervasive loss of initiative d) a deterioration of social skills
Working-class parents are more likely to
a. employ talking as their preferred form of discipline. b. enroll their children in organized activities. c. promote individualism within the family. d. encourage close ties with extended family members.