In the Origin of Family, Private Property, and the State

question 49

Multiple Choice

In The Origin of Family, Private Property, and the State, what term is used to refer to the period of communally organized hunting and gathering societies?

• A) stage of barbarism
• B) mechanical solidarity
• C) state of savagery
• D) organic solidarity

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Definitions:

Countercyclical Stock

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Standard Deviation

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Risk Premium

The additional return over the risk-free rate demanded by investors for taking on a higher level of risk.

Beta

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