In __________, the division of labor in paid employment is increasingly based on whether people provide or apply information or are employed in service jobs such as fast-food restaurant counter help or health care work.
a. industrial societies
b. postindustrial societies
c. agricultural societies
d. preindustrial societies
Question 2Tobacco is responsible for about one in every _____ deaths in the United States.
a. three
b. five
c. four
d. two
Question 3_____ crimes include burglary (breaking into private property to commit a serious crime), motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft (theft of property worth 50 or more), and arson.
a. Felony b. Status
c. Property d. Public order
Question 4__________ are societies in which technology supports a service- and information-based economy.
a. Preindustrial societies
b. Agricultural societies
c. Postindustrial societies
d. Industrial societies
Question 5Tobacco (nicotine) is classified as a(n) __________ because it excites central nervous system receptors and activates them to release adrenaline, which raises blood pressure, speeds up the heartbeat, and gives the user a temporary sense of alertness.
a. depressant b. hallucinogen
c. stimulant d. inhalant
Question 6_____ crimes consist of actions involving force or the threat of force against others including murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. These crimes are probably the most anxiety-provoking of all criminal behavior.
a. Organized b. Moral
c. Violent d. Property
Question 7__________ in the United States created a gap between the nonpaid work performed by women at home and the paid work that was increasingly performed by men and unmarried girls.
a. Industrialization
b. Agriculturalism
c. Postmodernism
d. Horticulturalism
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