According to Max Weber, the key factor in society is __________.

a. economics
b. politics
c. religion
d. tradition


Answer: c. religion

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Which of the following is NOT a primary function of prisons?

a. deterrence b. rehabilitation c. reentry d. retribution

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The main sociological concern regarding the Willowbrook Hepatitis Study and the Tuskegee Syphilis study would be

A. the lack of informed consent of the participants. B. the fact that little information of medical use was gained from either study. C. that both groups of participants were chosen because they had less social power and status. D. the health risks to the participants.  E. that doctors did not follow the Hippocratic Oath when participating in the studies. 

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SAGE News Clips: Dakota Access Pipeline ProtestDescription: Senator Bernie Sanders and Native activist Tara Houska make a plea to President Obama to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Sanders quotes research from Oil Change International that states that the pipeline would have the same effect as adding 21 million more cars and 30 million new coal plants if built.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 39 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:Bernie Sanders critiques the Dakota Pipeline for adding 21 million more cars and 30 new coal plants because it will damage the environment. He draws attention to a clash of

interests that is the focus of ______. A. structural functionalism B. conflict theory C. feminist theory D. symbolic interactionist theory

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According to the concept of the European mini-state, treaties were a means of

A. establishing and maintaining equality between nations. B. taking over weaker nations by a more powerful nation. C. preventing land grabbing or colonization. D. both a and c

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