A minority group wishes to increase its power. Its strategy is to win elective office and line up political allies in the legislative branch. This strategy assumes the:
a. power elite model.
b. pluralist model.
c. conflict/dialectic model.
d. state autonomy model.
b
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Joe steals some tires. How would control theory likely explain this?
a. Joe does not have enough inner or outer controls. b. Joe does not know anyone who does not steal tires. c. Joe is being a ritualist. d. Joe is being an innovator.
While postmodernists avoid metatheoretical frameworks, the authors’ believe Baudrillard’s orientation to action is profoundly
a. rationalistic. b. collectivistic. c. nonrationalistic. d. individualistic.
The Abecedarian Project conducted at the University of North Carolina demonstrated that high-risk children at a high-quality preschool
a. had raised scores on intelligence tests but that gain faded out by sixth grade. b. had slightly fewer arrests and higher incidents of home ownership than the controls. c. earned significantly higher scores on intellectual and academic measures as young adults. d. showed no difference in short- or long-term achievement than students in a control group.
Elements of the everyday world that are not considered sacred (that which is set apart from ordinary activity for worship, seen as holy, and protected by special rites and rituals) are called _____ (part of the everyday world and specifically not religious).
A. profane B. sanctified C. sacred D. revered