A U.S. cultural pattern that contributes to a high level of solid waste is__________.
A. that most people commute to work over long distances
B. our widespread use of computer technology
C. that we are a "disposable society" that values convenience
D. our national fascination with recycling
Answer: C
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a. interviews women who have lost infants and women whose infants have survived b. measures changes in infant death rates over time and estimates the current year c. starts by collecting data on crude death rates d. searches for available data that records the number of babies per thousand of population who die before reaching one year of age
Which of the following is not an evidence that socialization serves as a form of social control? a. Learned beliefs and the expectations of others are enough to keep most people in line
b. A person experiences pressure when they deviate from what others believe. c. Internalizing social norms causes most people to conform without the use of coercion or violence. d. Social control eliminates individuality.
Prison populations include pure deviants and
a. ritualists. b. the falsely accused. c. conformists. d. secret deviants.
The U.S. euthanasia society supports the right of any individual to take his or her own life through suicide regardless of motivation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.