Which of the following is a latent function of the automobile in American society?
A) Rapid transportation
B) The high cost of car ownership
C) Manufacturing and road construction jobs
D) Pollution and dependence upon foreign oil
Ans: C) Manufacturing and road construction jobs
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Currently (2n d Quarter, 2015), which population has the lowest average full-time and salaried weekly wage in the United States?
a. Hispanic men b. African American men c. Hispanic women d. White men
W. E. B. Du Bois believed those reluctant to hire based on race actually______ _______
a. confirmed Weber's view of essentialism b. supported the belief that race is biological destiny c. emphasized the importance of cultural relativity d. created the very stereotypes they used as a reason not to hire
The sociologist who focused on the patterns of consumption and how the wealthy display their wealth is:
a. Émile Durkheim b. Max Weber c. Thorstein Veblen d. Karl Marx