In traditional societies, marriage is thought of as a(n)______.
a. means of emotional support for marriage partners
b. economic or political alliance between families
c. way of giving women more power than they had on their own
d. avenue of self-expression
b. economic or political alliance between families
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Mayda wants to learn more about battered women who live in shelters with their children. After Mayda obtained permission to conduct her research at the local shelter, she began to make observations. This is an example of a(n) __________
A) experiment B) survey C) field study D) case studies
Biography and History Shapes Educational ExperiencesIn this exercise, you will look at how your educational experience is shaped by the time in which you live and your personal biography.The fundamental insight of the sociological imagination is that an individual's reality is the product of the intersection of biography and history. Take a few moments to consider how your own experience and understanding of education are shaped by the intersection of your individual biography with the historical moment in which you live and answer the following questions:What year were you born? What year did you begin formal schooling? What year did you graduate from high school?
What will be an ideal response?
In a study of women at gyms, after being told by trainers that they could lift weights without fear because they would not "bulk up," it was discovered that:
a. nearly all the women began strenuous weightlifting programs. b. most women did not lift weights at all or limited their weightlifting. c. by the end of two years a majority of the women had developed fairly defined muscles. d. the women were not really afraid of "bulking up.".
The nations in which most of the bottom billion live rank in the middle of the stratification system.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)