Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein published The Bell Curve in 1994, which received a lot of attention for its contention that economic and social hierarchies reflect a single dimension, that of __________.
A. physical fitness, as measured by the President's Fitness Test
B. income and social status, as measured informally by such factors as country club membership
C. intellectual ability, as measured by number of academic degrees
D. cognitive ability as measured by IQ tests
Answer: D
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a. Role strain b. Role ambiguity c. Role conflict d. Role exit
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a. efficiency, quantification, predictability, and control. b. alienation, oligarchy, bureaucracy, and expert authority. c. tradition, value-rationality, instrumentality, and purposeful action. d. trained incapacity, information, automation, and technology.
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a. all authority is in the hands of the eldest male in the family b. the firstborn son inherits all of his family's land c. the firstborn son is named after his father d. the firstborn son is sent to the city to find homes for other members of the family
Donna, a 33-year-old divorcee with two sons, and Mark, a 50-year-old divorcee with two daughters, become engaged and live together. Although they are strongly committed to one another, they eventually decide not to get married. This is an example of
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