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| A married couple and their unmarried children living together. |
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| Which social institution is widely considered to have the greatest effect on society as a whole? |
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| Over the course of human history, changes in which of the following have brought the greatest changes to the economy? |
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| The economy first became a distinct social institution during which historical era of societal development? |
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| As societies industrialize, a smaller share of the population works in which of the following locations? |
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| service work and computer technology |
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| The postindustrial economy is defined by: |
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| private ownership of property |
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| Capitalism is an economic system in which there is: |
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| government control of production |
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| Socialism is an economic system in which there is: |
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| domination of the market by a few companies |
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| The concept "oligopoly" refers to: |
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| A/n ____ is a situation where one person or company controls a particular market or industry. |
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| A/n ____ is a market dominated by a few large producers or suppliers. |
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| ____ is an economic and political system based on the principle of the public ownership of the production of goods and services. |
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| Karl Marx predicted that ____ would dominate because exploited workers would revolt against the yoke of capitalism. |
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| ____ is a process of social and economic change due to the reduction of industrial activity, especially manufacturing. |
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| ____ refers to sending out work or jobs to another country to cut a company's costs at home. |
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| population increase would eventually bring chaos to the world. |
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| Thomas Robert Malthus believed that: |
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| When in history did global population begin to spike upward? |
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| the incidence of childbearing in a nation's population. |
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| Demography is defined as the study of: |
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| Social change is almost always: |
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| usually both positive and negative |
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| Sociologists explain that the consequences of social change are: |
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| an increasing division of labor. |
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| Emile Durkheim claimed that the defining trait of modernity was: |
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| Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is roughly the same as Tnnies's concept of: |
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| For Weber, preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on: |
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| All of these are correct. |
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| A mass society is one that: |
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| pronounced moral relativism. |
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| Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of: |
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| Societies that have entered the postindustrial era |
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| The concept "postmodernity" refers to which of the following? |
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| A married couple and their unmarried children living together. |
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| one woman and one man married only to each other |
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| An organization with a legal existence, including rights and liabilities, apart from that of its members. |
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| the means of production are largely in private hands, and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profit |
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| Capitalism is an economic system in which: |
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| Subtle presentations of political or cultural ideas in the classroom: |
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| The study of human population: |
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| The concentration of humanity into cities. |
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| The historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred: |
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| population growth would outpace food production |
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| Thomas Robert Malthus predicted that: |
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| _________ is on the rise, which opposes religious accommodation to the world, favoring an otherworldly focus. |
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| The ____ is a social institution that determines how a society produces, distributes, and consumes goods and services |
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| A/n ____ is a market dominated by a few large producers or suppliers |
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| Individuals do not own property. This statement represents which major economic system? |
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| ____ is a social institution that involves shared beliefs, values, and practices based on the supernatural and which unites believers into a community |
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| Durkheim distinguished between ____ and ____. |
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| For Christians, the cross is a symbol that represents something |
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| ____ is the belief in the literal meaning of a sacred text. |
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| ____ described religion as "the opium of the people." |
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