Karl Marx believed that increased control over nature is accompanied by
a. disenchantment.
b. anomie.
c. alienation.
d. trained incapacity.
c
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How are parents handling the pressures of increased work hours and family life?
a. They include their children in their leisure activities. b. They include their children in their work. c. They spend more time at work, thus less time with their children. d. They carve out time for themselves, leaving their children alone or with a sitter.
The pressure and strain immigrants experience as they try to adapt to a new environment is called ______.
a. assimilation stress b. integration stress c. immigrant stress d. acculturation stress
Various religious groups and their followers are very upset about scientific advances in reproductive technology, such as birth control pills, abortion pills, in-vitro fertilization, and genetic engineering. This conflict between religious values and new scientific concepts illustrates
A. material culture. B. cultural adaptation. C. culture lag. D. nonmaterial culture.
Some Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans have been successful, yet both groups continue to be barred from accessing significant upward mobility. This statement supports which theoretical perspective?
A. the Noel hypothesis B. the importance of the contact situation C. Blauner's hypothesis D. Myrdal's vicious cycle E. the segmented assimilation perspective