“Define the term social institution. Choose two social institutions and explain how these institutions are affected by the increase of women in the workforce.

What will be an ideal response?


Social institutions provide the foundation for behavior in some major areas of life. When women increasingly entered the workforce following WWII both the institution of the family and the economy were affected.

Sociology

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Senator Dawes hoped the General Allotment Act would engender a spirit of __________ in Native Americans

Fill in the blank with correct word

Sociology

The P-FIT model examines the interrelations between the parietal lobe, located __________ , and the frontal lobe, located ___________.

A. behind the forehead; at the top of the head B. at the top of the head; behind the forehead C. at the base of the skull; behind the forehead D. at the center of the brain; behind the forehead

Sociology

Oliver (1994) noted that men who had committed assaults reported that most of the assaultive episodes resulted from a series of precipitating conditions known as:

a. independent transgressions b. specific transgressions c. cumulative transgressions d. autonomy transgressions

Sociology

Many observers find support for the power elite model in the Bush administration's ties to the oil industry. Which of the following is true?

A. Vice-President Cheney was head of Halliburton, an energy and construction firm. B. Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, was on Chevron's board of directors for a decade. C. President Bush owned an oil company. D. All of these answers are correct.

Sociology