Alexis de Tocqueville and Harriet Martineau were alike in that both were

A. abolitionists who feared that slavery would tear a society apart.
B. feminists who were concerned about the subordination of women.
C. interested in studying the newly emerging culture in America.
D. symbolic interactionists.


Answer: C

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a. Who benefits from social inequality and at whose expense? b. How do people of different social statuses interact? c. Why are some positions in society more valued than other positions? d. Why do the disadvantaged lack the work ethic needed to advance?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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