It Is Easier to Gauge the Success of Programs Designed

question 96

True/False

It is easier to gauge the success of programs designed to clean up water than those designed to clean up air.

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Definitions:

Erving Goffman

A highly influential sociologist known for his works on symbolic interactionism, he explored social identity, group dynamics, and the concept of the "presentation of self" in everyday life.

Talcott Parsons

An influential American sociologist known for his development of a general theory for the study of society, which he called structural functionalism.

Protestant Ethic

A concept associating Protestantism with the virtues of hard work, thrift, and efficiency in one’s worldly calling, suggested by Max Weber to have contributed to the economic success of Western societies.

Class Consciousness

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