In Marx's view, religion is _____ because it impedes social change by encouraging the oppressed to accept their place in society
a. a wake-up call
b. like bread and circuses
c. the opiate of the masses
d. a sacred cow
Answer: c. the opiate of the masses
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
On the one hand, men are encouraged to participate in the pregnancy and birth of their children, but on the other hand, they are treated as outsiders by everyone concerned. Shapiro calls this situation
(a) embryopathy. (b) the daddy syndrome. (c) cultural double bind. (d) couvade.
Religious fundamentalism now only appeals to people who have lower incomes, live in rural areas, and have lower levels of educational attainment
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A society such as France or Italy that has an economy based on the production of goods in factories through mechanization would be an example of a(n) ________ society.
A. agrarian B. industrial C. postindustrial D. horticultural