General Lasalla, the president of a small third-world nation, came to power as the result of a revolution. When he first took control, he enjoyed considerable popularity and had a large following. Recently, however, he has had to resort to manipulating public opinion through the mass media. Sociologists would classify him as a:
a. demagogue
b. dictator
c. martinet
d. tyrant
A
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The non-aligned movement was a response to the increasing interference of First World policies in the Third World 2. One weakness of the UNCTAD is that it re-emphasized quantitative or income-based measures of development 3. The Food Aid Regime operates on a global, instead of a national scale. 4. Shipments of food aid were NOT paid for in counterpart funds - local currencies placed in US local bank accounts. 5. Petro-farming and high-yielding varieties of hybrid seeds are examples of the green revolution.
Conflict theorists view gender differences as
A. unrelated to the overall exploitation and injustice found in capitalist societies. B. a reflection of the subjugation of one group, such as women, by another group, such as men. C. unnecessary in order to accomplish what needs to get done. D. necessary for the effective accomplishment of family and societal tasks.
As the level of education ________ , the proportion of ________ teachers declines
a. increases / female b. decreases/ female c. increases / male d. decreases / male
The age at which one begins their first marriage or retires from a career are
A. normative age-graded events. B. normative history-graded events. C. normative individual-graded events. D. nonnormative events.