If your income increases 20% in a year in which inflation is 10%, your real income has
a. increased 30%.
b. increased 10%.
c. decreased 30%.
d. decreased 10%.
B
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Social interaction is
A. the process of learning norms, values, beliefs, and other requirements for effective participation in social groups. B. the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships. C. the ways in which people respond to one another. D. a series of relationships linking a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.
Examples of pornography can be found throughout history in diverse societies
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Compared to disengagement theory's focus on ________; activity theory has more of a focus on ________
a. staying active; the value of retirement b. the operation of society; the needs of elders themselves c. society as a whole; patterns of inequality d. the negative aspects of aging; the positive aspects of aging
If society is based upon conflict over material and symbolic resources, as is assumed by conflict theorists, then we should expect what to happen if and when fundamental changes to a core institution, such as marriage, are proposed?
A. Majority groups will begin to align themselves with minority groups as they come to see the change as inevitable and natural. B. Minority groups will begin to align themselves with majority groups as they come to see the change as impossible and destructive. C. Groups and organizations with vested interests in those institutions will martial their defenses and go on the offense to protect the institution. D. Symbolic conflict will turn into physical conflict as opposing protest groups are more likely to come into close contact during their demonstrations.