List and describe the sources of social change
What will be an ideal response?
The most important factors leading to social change are technology (the combination of knowledge and hardware that is used to achieve practical goals); population (changes in population size and composition); the natural environment (interaction between humans and their physical environment); revolution (the violent toppling of a political regime); and ideas (which can promote or retard social change).
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A major source of structural strain in societies is__________
a. the development of common attitudes about the aging b. the outcome of research on the effects of aging c. the long-term failure of institutions to accommodate the increasing proportion of the population that is elderly d. political organization by elderly persons e. the fact that some people are older than others
In a 1994 study of 218 married couples, ________ of wives stated they expressed their feelings more openly than their husbands
A) 24% B) 39% C) 54% D) 62%
For both men and women which of the following is most positively associated with the likelihood of marriage?
a. Careers b. Education c. Geographical origins d. Ability to have children
The former South African policy to keep Blacks, Coloureds, and Asians separate from Whites is called
a. Afrikanese. b. Apartheid. c. Multinational incorporation. d. Amalgamation.