In his study of obedience to authority, Stanley Milgram concluded that:
a. a large proportion of people are willing to obey any orders they are given
b. men are more willing to inflict pain on others than are women
c. most people enjoy inflicting pain on others
d. the key factor in whether or not people are willing to inflict pain on others is the race of the victim
Question 2The median number of years of school completed in the U.S. in 2008 was approximately:
a. 8.5
b. 10
c. 13
d. 15.5
Question 3Max Weber argued that bureaucracy tends to make modern society more rational. By rational, he meant:
a. efficient
b. harmonious
c. humanitarian
d. reasonable
Question 4Over the last 70 years in the United States, the median years of school completed has ____________, but looking specifically at the last 20 years, the median years of school completed has ______________.
a. increased; decreased
b. decreased; stayed essentially the same
c. decreased; increased
d. increased; stayed essentially the same
Question 5As identified by Weber, all of the following are key elements of bureaucracies EXCEPT:
a. a clearly defined hierarchy
b. impersonality and impartiality
c. irrationality
d. the norm of efficiency
Question 6Critics of home schooling in Europe have noted that in many societies there is a trend towards:
a. valuing private rights over public rights and public goods
b. valuing things that are for the good of society
c. placing an individual in a home school setting for the good of society
d. seeking homes in which young children may be schooled
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