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24 Cards in this Set
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Who originally articulated the concept of the power elite. |
C. Wright Mills
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Laissez-faire is a form of what?
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Capitalism
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What resource has recently led to unfettered capitalism in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
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The metal columbite-tantalite (coltan)
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The transfer o money, goods, or services that take place but are not reported to the government.
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The Informal Economy
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What is the average wage per month for a six day week in privately owned factories in China?
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About $400
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The term used to refer to "who gets what, when, and how?"
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Politics
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Who suggested that the growth of the electronic media has facilitated the developement of charismatic authority?
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Carl Couch
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What does A decline in political participation allow a government to do?
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Operate with less of a sense of accountability to society.
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How many U.S. Senators out of 100 were women in 2011?
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17
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Which country has the highest percentage of females represented in legislative houses?
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The African Republic of Rwanda
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Who supported the pluralist model as the basis for power on the community level?
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Robert Dahl |
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The U.S. falls within which category of peace according to the Global Peace Index?
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Rank 82. Medium peace
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Who developed The concept of microfinancing in 1976?
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Muhammad Yunus |
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Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture |
Social Change |
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The theory of social change holds that society is moving in a definite direction?
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Evolutionary theory
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Emile Durkheim contended that societies progressed from what?
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Simple to more complex forms of social organization.
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The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is what?
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Social movement
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What do New social movements emphasize?
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Values and social identities as well a improvements in the quality of life.
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Which perspective would likely be interested in the labels attached to activists associated with social movements such as a feminist student referred to as a "bra burner"?
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Interactionist
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Who developed The equilibrium model of social change?
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Talcot Parson
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The practice of colleges admitting more ethnic minorities and women.
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Inclusion process
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The term "sabotage" is derived from French worker throwing what into factory machinery to destroy it?
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Sabots (wooden shoes)
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Which region of the world has the highest number of internet users?
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Asia |
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The internet evolved from a computer system built by the U.S. Defense Department in what year?
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1962 |
