A country is considered modern if it possesses at least eight characteristics. Which one of the following is considered one of those eight?
a. A high proportion of the population lives in rural areas.
b. Energy to produce food, goods, and services revolves around physical exertion.
c. People have a voice in economics and political affairs.
d. Literacy is for an elite few.
C
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A major reason for the current economic status of Cuban Americans is that
a. almost all the immigrants have been well educated. b. most of the immigrants were from upper class backgrounds. c. they migrated as a group with access to social networks. d. most were professionals.
Several fundamental changes are occurring with the value associated with having children. Which is NOT one of these changes?
a) Parents are older than in the past. b) More people are choosing to forgo parenthood. c) People are having larger families after a 20-year decline in family size. d) Education and job opportunities for women continue to expand. e) Pronatalism has declined, but it has not been eliminated.
Which of the following did sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf assert in his influential article “Out of Utopia” (1958)?
A. All societies will advance to the same final destination: a classless, stateless society. B. The distribution of authority in society is a means of determining the probability of conflict. C. Through the work of organic intellectuals, counterhegemonic ideas will emerge to challenge the dominant beliefs in society. D. A society’s path can be changed by a charismatic figure whose authority transcends institutionalized authority structures.
Which of the following is a characteristic of social institutions?
A. status positions B. relationships C. norms D. latent functions