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  What is the idea hypothesized by C. Wright Mills that a small group of networked individuals controls the most powerful positions in our social institutions?  

  Most men and women today say they want a(n) __________, in which both partners do an equal share of paid and unpaid work. But research shows that most couples adopt a(n) __________, in which one partner does more paid work than childcare and housework and the other does the inverse.  

  The ideal worker norm expects employees to prioritize their jobs over family and personal commitments, assuming they are always available for work.  

  Karl Marx predicted a crisis of capitalism would take place, because capitalism creates a growing class of workers who reap a shrinking share of the benefits and impoverishes the masses to the point that they cannot buy products. Under this form of capitalism,  

  __________ is performance based. It is why men are generally taught to avoid being feminine and women are encouraged to be a little masculine.  

  The concept of social reproduction suggests that elite social groups maintain their advantages over time by passing down economic, social, and cultural capital.  

  Neocolonialism can be best described as  

  Power maintained primarily by persuasion is called  

  Which term did Max Weber use to describe the process of embracing reason and using it to increase human activities’ efficiency and effectiveness?  

  If individuals lived in smaller homes, bought local produce, and cut their use of energy by just 20 percent, we could solve the climate crisis.