Of the following methods, which would be the best way to preserve a stratification system?
A) demonstrating violation of law through public punishment
B) establishing a well-trained and highly armed police force
C) controlling ideas, information, technology through ideology
D) allowing brute force and coercion to keep dissidents in their place
C
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Ethnicity is socially defined on the basis of a presumed common genetic heritage resulting in distinguishing physical characteristics
a. true b. false
The controversial film, Salt of the Earth, was based on an actual event in the 1950's New Mexico during which
a. the wives of striking male miners marched on the picket lines while the men took over the wives' usual household duties. b. members of several different churches joined together in an unprecedented ecumenical cooperative effort to rebuild a public school after hate-motivated arson. c. a diverse but previously racially segregated community peacefully integrated their schools and improved the quality of education for everyone. d. Native Americans won their court case closing the infamous, harsh boarding schools and requiring the government to build community schools on all reservations.
The text points to two main reasons why the food Americans eat is important in understanding the environment. The first reason is that food production and consumption in the United States contribute to environmental problems both at home and abroad. What is the second reason?
A. Livestock contribute to the fenceline, which contributes to climate change. B. Much of the grain in the United States ends up in a landfill, and this is a primary producers of methane gas, contributing to climate change. C. The United States consumes a disproportionate share of total food and energy resources, leaving comparatively little for most of the world's population. D. U.S. food production produces radioactive wastes, which are often exported to less developed countries.
Nikita lives in a small village in rural Russia, where everyone knows everyone else. The people of Nikita's village base their relationships on familiarity and closeness. What type of society does Nikita live in?
A. risk society B. industrial society C. gemeinschaft society D. gesellschaft society