How would Talcott Parsons explain the socialization of men and women into sex roles?
A. as a symbol of societal norms
B. as a process designed to maintain male dominance
C. as a means of creating economic and emotional stability
D. as a product of patriarchal power
Answer: B
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Which sociological method is least likely to use statistics?
a. surveys b. observations c. experiments d. all of the above e. none of the above
Using the Young-Old Implicit Attitudes test, researchers discovered that
a. younger individuals were more likely to use patronizing talk toward older people. b. younger people were faster to respond to young-pleasant and old-unpleasant trials rather than young- unpleasant and old-pleasant trials. c. older people were faster to respond to young-unpleasant and old-pleasant trials. d. all subjects, regardless of age, were faster to respond to young-pleasant and old-unpleasant trials rather than young-unpleasant and old-pleasant trials.
Which is a way that scientific methods contribute to sociology?
a. striving to be more subjective b. seeking individual points-of-view c. providing limitations and boundaries d. providing more descriptive, narrative findings
Which of the following groups refer to the subjects in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable?
a. experimental b. treatment c. factual d. control