__________ is a political system in which the will of the majority prevails and decisions are made to maximize the common good

A) Capitalism
B) Socialism
C) Democracy
D) Plutocracy


Answer C

Sociology

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.  Even where they are numerically a majority or a sizable minority, Mexican Americans are underrepresented politically.  2.  Bilingualism in schools is now so widespread as to mark a significant change in the learning of Mexican-origin children.  3.  Mexican Americans have been no more successful than African Americans and Native Americans in their location in the stratification system.  4.  Discrimination against Mexican Americans is no longer fueled by threats, but primarily by inertia from the past.  5.  The G.I. Forum was created in order to advocate the rights of Chicano war veterans. 

Sociology

Which term is used to describe children who have allegedly been raised by animals or in severe isolation?

a. Feral b. Natural c. Uncivilized d. Undocumented

Sociology

Asian American families historically have been characterized by an interdependence among members of the extended family. Some sociologists attribute this to

a. cultural beliefs related to filial piety that exist in Asian American families. b. the prevalence of hypergamy in Asian American families. c. the prevalence of skip-generation households in Asian American families. d. the "tangle of pathology" that exists among Asian American families.

Sociology

Phenomenologists are interested primarily in how

a. people actively produce and sustain meaning. b. psychology constructs social interaction. c. people use language and symbols. d. people emotionally feel about phenomena.

Sociology