The Political Power of Farmers ________ as the Share of Farmers

question 193

Multiple Choice

The political power of farmers ________ as the share of farmers in the population decreased, because the benefits from farm subsidies became ________ concentrated.

• A) increased; less
• B) increased; more
• C) decreased; less
• D) decreased; more

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Definitions:

Metaphorical Encasement

The concept of encapsulating complex ideas or phenomena within a metaphor to facilitate understanding or analysis.

Iron Cage

A concept introduced by Max Weber to describe the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies.

Macroscopic Culture

A term referring to the wide-scale cultural patterns and institutions that shape societies as wholes, as opposed to localized, individual cultural practices.

Microscopic Individual

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