SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: General Social Survey, Soft Target, Marry You
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Of the five institutions we are studying, the government is probably the one we dislike the most. Basically, we don"t want government in our personal lives. It is illegal to harass, stalk, and threaten people. There is a legal age for drinking alcohol. There are speed limits on streets, freeways, and roads. There are certain people you cannot marry. You must pay local, state, and federal taxes. In part, we feel disconnected from the government. The gss is a sociological survey used to collect data on demographic characteristics and attitudes of residents of the united states. The gss is conducted by the national opinion research center (norc) at the. People like me don"t have any say about what the government does (gss) Still, we support the idea of democracy in america. All in all, how well or badly do you think the system of democracy in american works these days (gss)
