In which type of economic system is the laissez-faire philosophy rejected, and the central government acting as a representative of the people makes basic economic decisions?
A. informal economy
B. capitalism
C. socialism
D. agrarianism
C. socialism
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_____________ suggests that the universal incest taboo exists to protect human genetic fitness; the offspring of close relatives tend to have genetic problems
A. Functionalism B. Conflict theory C. Symbolic interactionism D. None of these
Attitudes toward gender roles have changed, so that today
a. only 10 percent of men think that one parent should stay at home while the other is working b. both men and women say it is not fair for men to be the sole decision maker in the household. c. women no longer believe they will be discriminated against men in employment. d. men and women both agree that gender discrimination should be illegal.
Our position in the stratification system influences not only our chances to earn income, but just about everything in our lives.
a. true b. false
Wright Mills maintained that decisions with the greatest impact on U.S. lives are made by __________.
A. the electoral will of the people B. a strong system of checks and balances C. the middle class D. a power elite