According to William Graham Sumner, the Rich Are Successful Because

question 67

Multiple Choice

According to William Graham Sumner, the rich are successful because __________.

• A) they are superior
• B) they have worked the hardest
• C) there is a conspiracy by the powerful who keep the poor down
• D) they have helped the poor

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Definitions:

Ostracism

The exclusion or rejection of an individual from a society or group.

Time-Out

A disciplinary technique used to correct behavior by temporarily separating an individual from an environment where undesirable behavior has occurred.

Subliminally Flashed

Presentation of stimuli below the threshold of conscious perception, used to influence thoughts, feelings, or actions without awareness.

Sense The Presence

The feeling or perception that someone or something is in a certain place without any direct sensory evidence.