Discuss the weaknesses of the “Women in Development” perspective and explain how “Gender and Development” addressed those issues.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. The WID perspective grew out of Esther Boserup’s criticisms of the neglect of the role
of women in modernization theory. WID, however, has been criticized for merely adding women to
development rather than questioning the development process, poverty, and capitalism.
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Armed militia groups, such as the one that was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, are an example of
A. a subculture. B. a counterculture. C. a culture. D. both a subculture and a counterculture.
A comparison of the distribution of single males and females reveals that a. single males are concentrated along the West Coast and single females are concentrated in the New England states
b. single females are concentrated along the West Coast and single males are concentrated in the New England states. c. single males and single females are both concentrated along the West Coast and in the New England states. d. single males and single females are evenly distributed throughout the U.S.
The belief that one's ethnic group constitutes a distinct people whose culture is and should be separate from that of the larger society is termed:
a. cultural relativism b. ethnic nationalism c. ethnic stratification d. true bigotry
The child of a successful business owner decides to become a doctor. What is this an example of?
A. habitus B. agency C. doxic D. globalization