Robert Michels wrote, "One of the most bizarre features of any advanced industrial society in our time is that the cardinal choices have to be made by a handful of men. And by cardinal choices, I mean those that determine whether we live or die.". Michels was referring to a phenomenon known as

a. expert power.
b. oligarchy.
c. trained incapacity.
d. rationalization.


b

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a. exclusive boutiques can sell shirts for $150 b. prices can go up or down c. even when the price of gas rises the amount of gas use remains the same d. the use of health care facilities does not vary

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Improvements in plants, fertilizers, soil preparation, and the organizing of farming that have greatly increased farm productivity:

A) Agricultural Revolution B) Great Leap Forward C) Green Revolution D) Cornucopian Advancement

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To find a significant difference with an analysis of variance, you hope to maximize

a. the between-group mean square. b. the within-group mean square. c. the within-groups sum of square. d. variation within groups

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Juanita lands a new job, and during her first few days she learns the company rules as well as the norms of the workplace-where people eat lunch, when people take coffee breaks, polite topics of conversation, and so forth. By doing so, Juanita is being socialized into a(n)

A. organizational structure. B. shopfloor culture. C. social network. D. social reproduction.

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