According to the perspective of ____, individuals and organizations should have the right to pursue ...

According to the perspective of ____, individuals and organizations should have the right to pursue their own private gain and society in general will benefit as a result.
 
  a. capitalism
  b. socialism
  c. democracy
  d. industrialism
  e. libertarianism

Question 2

When the roles pertaining to a single status are inconsistent, we experience ____.
 
  a. role conformity
  b. role distancing
  c. role deformity
  d. role conflict
  e. role strain

Question 3

An economic system founded on a belief in the importance of private property and the pursuit of profit without government interference is called ____.
 
  a. socialism
  b. authoritarianism
  c. communism
  d. pluralism
  e. capitalism

Question 4

____ exists when the performance of a role in one status clashes with the performance of a role in another status.
 
  a. Role conflict
  b. Role strain
  c. Role distancing
  d. Role conformity
  e. Role performance

Question 5

A system founded on the belief that the means of production should be owned by the people as a whole and that government should have an active role in planning and controlling the economy is known as ____.
 
  a. socialism
  b. capitalism
  c. industrialism
  d. pluralism
  e. welfare capitalism

Question 6

Unlike actors on a stage, in life we choose our own roles. Which of the following is false regarding our choices?
 
  a. For any particular status, we have a variety of roles we may choose from.
  b. We have many possible responses to pick from when responding to another's behavior.
  c. Only certain behaviors and responses are considered culturally appropriate.
  d. The range of acceptable behaviors and responses is limitless.
  e. In real life it is harder to detect divergence from a role than it is a departure from a script.

Question 7

According to Domhoff who investigated the existence of an American elite, about 1 percent of the population could be considered the ruling class. Which of these does not describe the members of this ruling class?
 
  a. older and affluent
  b. as likely to be female or a minority group member, as male or white
  c. attended prestigious private universities
  d. employed in very high status positions
  e. urban