The most critical characteristic of a hunting-and-gathering society is that:

a. there is great inequality.
b. individuals are homogenous and have the same everyday experiences.
c. women's and men's roles are not distinct.
d. providing food is relatively easy.


b

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A. She tells her friend that she is grateful for a day off at home. B. She calls in sick to work C. She cancels her hair appointment. D. She is in a bad mood.

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Information from inside high performance sports suggests that doping is seen as

A. a management driven strategy to control athletes. B. a normal part of the process of training, recovery, and competition. C. an indication of moral corruption and weak moral character. D. something that fans expect and encourage.

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Freedom in the World Whether free, partly free, or not free, many countries have the same rating on both political rights and civil liberties. This is not always the case, though. Find an example of a country where these ratings are different. Refer to the CIA World Factbook to learn more about this country. What about this country might explain this difference?

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The lifeworld is the taken-for-granted backdrop within which all situations are measured and given meaning. 2. Stocks of knowledge, recipes, and typifications are Schutz’s attempts to clarify Durkheimian notions of social action. 3. Each human has his/her own biographically articulated stock of knowledge. 4. Social life is only possible via shared interpretative schemes and language. 5. Schutz’s conceptions can be classified as rational and collective.

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