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Drug trafficking and other illegal activities produce jobs and income for an underclass of Americans. Illegal activity in turn produces jobs in law enforcement, corrections, and the legal system. Who might say that drug trafficking has a useful place in society?

A situation in which ethnic cultures have a distinct and separate existence even while their members participate in the economic and political life of the larger society is known as:

Friendship groups of similar age and social background are known as:

According to Michel Foucault, organizations “efficiently distribute bodies” and activities through the use of:

The mass media are important because they affect our attitudes and experiences and:

Jolee currently works at a clothing retailer in the factory outlet mall in her small rural town. She is going to night school at the local community college to learn computer programming, and she hopes to graduate with a degree in computer science. Jolee’s experience reflects the ________ society.

One of the major reasons for dramatic improvement in the quality of life for older adults today as opposed to 100 years ago is due to the increased proliferation of:

Children learn the values, norms, and social practices of their culture. This process is defined as:

A cluster of cities and towns forming a continuous network is called:

What is the key difference between a sociological definition of income and that of wealth?