Social scientist Thorstein Veblen described early wealthy U.S. industrialists as engaging in _____ consumption—the continuous public display of one's wealth and status through purchases such as expensive houses, clothing, motor vehicles, and other consumer goods
a. massive
b. representative
c. random
d. conspicuous
d
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The occupation with the highest prestige in the United States is a ________
A) college professor B) physician C) lawyer D) professional athlete
Proponents of social policies based upon the idea that marriage is society's mechanism for increasing the likelihood that children will be born and raised by the two people responsible for bringing them into the world, their mother and father, are also likely to support the premise that ______.
A. marriage between a man and a woman is natural B. as definitions of marriage change, society will become more stable C. conflict is a natural part of society but stable marriage can reduce conflict D. women and children in intact marriages actually are trapped in those situations
Rates of depression are especially high among:
A. low-income older adults. B. nursing home residents. C. widowed females and males. D. older adults who have never married.
The correspondence principle refers to the tendency of
A. schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to perpetuate social class divisions from one generation to the next. B. schools to place physically handicapped children in classes with peers who are at a similar academic level, regardless of physical condition. C. students to develop values and attitudes that are similar to those of their elementary school teachers. D. parents to place their children in private schools that teach social values similar to their own.