Sociologist Max Weber placed categories of people who have a similar level of wealth and income in the same class. He referred to the privileged commercial class of wealthy bankers, ship owners, professionals, and merchants who possess similar financial resources as __________

a. entrepreneurs
b. rentiers
c. capitalists
d. proletariats


a

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Matthew became a factory worker after high school. He is now a factory manager. He and his spouse, Cheryl, who works for a flower shop, make about 60,000 dollars per year. The social class of this couple is most likely to be:

a. upper/elite class b. middle class c. working class d. urban underclass

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Read the four statements below. Which of the four is NOT a trait of religious fundamentalism?

a. Endorsing conservative political goals b. Seeking the personal experience of God's presence c. Interpreting religious texts literally d. Accepting religious pluralism

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The author’s research is based on case studies of news organizations that began as

a. family-owned businesses. b. cable networks. c. internet blogs. d. print media.

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Laws forbidding interracial marriage, which continued to exist at the state level in the U.S. until 1967, are called:

What will be an ideal response?

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