Which term does Talcott Parsons use to characterize a feature of social change that social institutions become more specialized in their purposes?
A. expansion
B. value specialization
C. differentiation
D. adaptive upgrading
Answer: D
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a. true b. false
According to Wallerstein, the capitalist core consists of
a. those nations dominating the world-economy, having the highest levels of technological development, and concentrating on the production of the most advanced economic goods b. those nations that are the most civilized and morally advanced c. those nations that are highly exploited by others d. the one nation that is more powerful than all others
In 1988, _________ described prostitution as "dynamic and adaptive sex work, involving a transaction between seller and buyer of a sexual service."
a. Havelock Ellis b. the World Health Organization c. Masters and Johnson d. the International Labor Organization
Which political position would lead you to claim that the government threatens civil liberties by using police power to make arrests, seize property, and monitor the lives of individuals suspected of using drugs?
A. radical-right or libertarian B. conservative C. liberal D. radical-left