The Institutions That Specialize in the Exercise of Power and Authority

question 86

Multiple Choice

The institutions that specialize in the exercise of power and authority are know as:

• A)forms of authority
• B)civil society
• C)coercive institutions
• D)the state
• E)formal organizations

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Definitions:

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a reality or fact is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality itself.

Genocide

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation, with the intent to destroy that group.

Lactose Tolerance

The ability of adults to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk, due to the continued production of the enzyme lactase beyond infancy.

Non-thrifty Genotype

A genetic makeup that does not efficiently store excess calories as fat, potentially leading to less susceptibility to obesity and related diseases under certain conditions.