TEST BANK Discover Sociology 5th Edition Daina Eglitis
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1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by soci
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al relations?
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a. social curiosity qy
b. social behaviorism qy
c. social embeddedness qy
d. social structure qy
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy qy qy
2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped b
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a. social structure qy
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d. social behaviorism qy
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium qy qy
3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx qy
c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber qy
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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to recognize connections between personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness qy
c. social conflict qy
d. social structure qy
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between person
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al troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict qy
b. gender awareness qy
c. class consciousness qy
d. sociological imagination qy
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and lar
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ge scale is known as
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
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Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
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d. sociological imagination qy
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or hersel
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f Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred
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a. structure
b. institutions
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d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the ear
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ly 1900s
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Ans: D qy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the tw
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o. Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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,Chapter 1: Discover Sociology qy qy qy
Multiple Choice qy
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by soci
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al relations?
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a. social curiosity qy
b. social behaviorism qy
c. social embeddedness qy
d. social structure qy
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy qy qy
2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped b
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y social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
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a. social structure qy
b. social embeddedness qy
c. social curiosity qy
d. social behaviorism qy
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium qy qy
3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx qy
c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber qy
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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to recognize connections between personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness qy
c. social conflict qy
d. social structure qy
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between person
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al troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict qy
b. gender awareness qy
c. class consciousness qy
d. sociological imagination qy
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and lar
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ge scale is known as
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a. structure
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Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
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d. sociological imagination qy
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or hersel
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f Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred
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to as qy . qy
a. structure
b. institutions
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d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the ear
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ly 1900s
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the tw
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o. Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cog
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nitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diffi
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culty Level: Medium
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