Which of the following statements about the stafford act is correct?
under the stafford act:

a. the types of incidents that may qualify as a major disaster are extremely broad.
b. an emergency is defined as any natural catastrophe for which, in the determination of the president, federal assistance is needed to supplement state, tribal, and local efforts and capabilities to save lives.
c. the federal assistance available for major disasters is more limited than that which is available for emergencies.
d. the president may only declare a major disaster at the request of a governor or tribal chief executive who certifies the state or tribal government and affected local governments are overwhelmed.

The answer is D. The President may only declare a major disaster at the request of a Governor or tribal Chief Executive who certifies the State or tribal government and affected local governments are overwhelmed.

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achieved status a social position (status) obtained through an individual's own talents and efforts.

affirmative action the requirement that employers make special efforts to recruits hire and promote qualified members of previously excluded groups including women and minorities.

aggregate a collection of unrelated people who do not know one another but who may occupy a common space--for example, a crowd of people crossing a city street.

agrarian societies societies in which large scale cultivation using plows and draft animals is the primary means of subsistence.

alienation the separation or estrangement of individuals from themselves and from others.

amalgamation the biological as well as cultural assimilation (merging) of racial or ethnic groups.

anomalies in science observations or problems that cannot be explained or solved in terms of a prevailing paradigm.

anomie a breakdown or confusion in the norms, values, and culture of a group or a society. a condition of relative normlessness.

anomie theory the theory suggesting that deviance and crime occur when there is an acute gap between cultural norms and goals and the socially structured opportunities for individuals to achieve those goals.

anticipatory socialization the process of taking on the attitudes values and behaviors of a status or role one expects to occupy in the future.

apartheid the recent policy of racial separation in south africa enforced by leg

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