The ________ view holds that the ruling class gets its way because in a capitalist society it is imperative that the government serves the needs of business to avoid economic crises
a. instrumental
b. institutional
c. structuralist
d. democratic
c
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The invention of the __________ enabled the fourth social revolution
a. adding machine b. microchip c. abacus d. sewing machine
Which of the following social thinkers is NOT correctly matched to his or her key work?
A. Jane Addams: Hull House Maps and Papers B. W. E. B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk C. Marx: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism D. Emile Durkheim: Suicide
You are in a group of six people. As you start to count up the number of possible relationships between the different people in the group, you realize the maximum number is __________.
a. three b. six c. nine d. fifteen
The lower-middle-class members shape the economic and political climate by holding top political positions in the federal government, underwriting thousands of think tanks and research institutes that formulate national policies, and shaping public opinion through the mass media
Indicate whether the statement is true or false