How do rational choice theorists describe the ways social institutions constrain actions?
A. Actors must consider the scarcity of resources.
B. Actors must consider the feasibility of actions as prescribed or prohibited by norms, laws, agendas, and voting rules.
C. A consideration of the cumulative social effects of individual actors should be considered.
D. A consideration of available information (or lack thereof) should be considered.
B. Actors must consider the feasibility of actions as prescribed or prohibited by norms, laws, agendas, and voting rules.
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A) absolute poverty lifestyles B) demographic transitions C) lifestyles D) life chances
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a. Sweden. b. Norway. c. Denmark. d. the United States.
Weber’s analysis of the Protestant ethic demonstrates
A. that religious beliefs are able to shape secular dimensions of national culture. B. the matriarchal nature of Protestantism. C. the weaknesses of Emile Durkheim’s views on the functions of religion. D. that religion does serve as a type of drug for people who are disadvantaged in life.
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A. Structural factors such as racism define grandparents' roles as kin keepers in Mexican American families. B. Cultural values and structural factors make grandmothers more important in Black families. C. Cultural values such as self-reliance hinder the relationship of White grandparents with grandchildren. D. Gender expectations and cultural values define White grandparents role as remote.