The first major overhaul of the original 1934 act, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was seen as a way to do which of these?
A. discourage broadcasting of indecent materials
B. encourage media corporate mergers
C. encourage competition in the communications industry
D. discourage consumers from switching telephone companies
Answer: C
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Which of the following psychological constructs refers to the belief that one's performance in a situation depends on something that one personally does?
a. personal control b. locus of control c. personal locus of control d. external locus of control
American society today
a. offers equal opportunity for all. b. has greater social problems than ever before in our history. c. s haunted by deep-rooted social problems. d. is an example of Marx's definition of socialism.
Which of the following is a criticism of Weber’s ideal-type analysis of bureaucracies?
A. It largely failed to take into account the informal side of bureaucracy. B. It largely failed to consider the hierarchical structure of most bureaucracies. C. It failed to identify division of labor as one of the ideal characteristics of bureaucracies. D. It failed to recognize the impersonal nature of bureaucracies.
The division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities is referred to as
A. racial fetishism. B. double consciousness. C. double rejection. D. bipolar racism.