One of the key characteristics of a postindustrial society is __________
a. a rigid class structure
b. that information is the organizing principle
c. that it is primarily a technical society
d. that it values inherited wealth over skill and education
c
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A) were generally well accepted as professionals in psychology. B) entered graduate schools in great numbers. C) were discriminated against by university graduate programs. D) earned nearly 35% of the advanced degrees in psychology
Many theories of the reasons for the development of states suggest that __________
a. they are based on kinship or tribal groups and are an attempt to maintain the autonomy of such groups within specified boundaries b. they were formed to combine smaller states with similar cultures into larger groups to afford them more power c. they were formed to maintain social order and allow social growth and development d. they were formed to restrict killing, both inside and outside of the state, as the prerogative of the state.