What was the most important and profitable unit of economic production in the colonial South? How does this relate to paternalism?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. The most important and profitable unit was the plantation, and the region was dominated by a small group of wealthy landowners. A society with a small elite class and a plantation-based economy will often develop a form of minority relations called paternalism.
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An important predictor of marital success is
a. age of the partners. b. homogamy. c. exchange theory. d. all of these.
The interests of the military and defense industries are so intertwined that they are known as the __________
A) military-industrial complex B) G8 C) major weapons agent D) unilateral power
"Mothers of East Los Angeles" activists transformed their "traditional" resources and
experiences into assets for community mobilization. Describe this process and the implications for social movements. What will be an ideal response?