What is a Radical feminism?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Radical feminism grew out of the New Left political movements that opposed the Vietnam War and supported civil rights. Radical feminists created their own organizations that focused on equality and a suspicion of hierarchy. One central tenant was the use of consciousness-raising groups where women talked about personal experiences with sexism and then linked those experiences to larger social and political structures.
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A cultural shift in which a formerly deviant behavior is reclassified as acceptable is referred to as
A. restructuring. B. compensation. C. normalization. D. acceptance.
What is one consequence of the concentration of media ownership?
A. More perspectives are presented, particularly those of less powerful groups. B. Media become more diffuse because they are owned and produced by more groups. C. Cable prices go up but the quality of programming goes down. D. Fewer perspectives are presented, and those that are presented represent the concerns of corporate powers.
What is it that sets peer groups apart from schools and families as agents of socialization?
a. Peer groups tend to be larger than most families
b. Unlike schools and families, peer groups are sources of informal socialization.
c. Peer groups are more likely to teach cultural norms than are families or schools.
d. Unlike schools and families, peer groups allow children a degree of freedom from authority
Sherry Turkle is a critic of helicopter parenting, particularly the use of __________ that help parents track their child's location.
A. computer chip implants B. neighborhood watch networks C. cell phones and GPS devices D. seat belts and bike helmets