In your own words, briefly describe the term dialectical materialism. One can do this by using an example to show understanding of the concept.

What will be an ideal response?


Reality existed in the material world; meaning or reality separates from the meaning that individuals gave it a dialectic meaning negotiation of contradictions. Society is full of contradictions, and negotiating contradictions create new material reality. Example of prohibition in the book, here prohibition may be the thesis, the selling of liquor under no restriction may be the antithesis, and liquor laws may be the synthesis of the competing ideas.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. FEMA b. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism c. National Incident Response Report d. National Trends on U.S. Terrorism

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1. According to Hirschi, social bonds decreases one’s chances of criminal behavior. 2. Learning theories argue that criminal behavior is a result of bad neighborhoods. 3. Of the three domains of the psyche, the ego is the one that would attempt to negotiate the decision to attend a party or to study for an exam. 4. Skinner believed humans were affected by negative reinforcements. 5. According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, bad genes is the main cause of low-self control

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