One conception of Mills that evoked the most skepticism was the idea of the military as a separate, more or less autonomous, elite. A major reason for the skepticism includes the fact that the American military ______.
A. has been subject to civilian elites since the period of the American Revolution
B. has always had control of the American electorate through the draft
C. has embedded military liaisons with corporate boards and foundations.
D. has divided its leadership among individuals from government and business.
A. has been subject to civilian elites since the period of the American Revolution
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For Berger and Luckmann, objectivation refers to
a. the process of socialization through which the legitimation of the institutional order is assured. b. the moment of production in which individuals create and recreate their social worlds. c. the process of seeing others as stereotypes. d. the process whereby individuals apprehend everyday life as an ordered, patterned reality that imposes itself upon them.
The __________ is made up of family scholars and therapists, educators, policymakers, and religious leaders who have proposed a number of strategies for improving marriage and reducing divorce.
A. feminist movement B. marriage movement C. family enhancement movement D. conservative coalition
Karl Marx and conflict theorists believe that religion served to legitimate social inequalities
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When a student is taught to feel connected to the surrounding community, the student is being taught Durkheim's concept of ______.
A. social cohesion B. alienation C. class conflict D. deviance