From a sociobiological perspective, gender distinctions and the sexual division of labor in the family are:
a. a survival strategy allowing parents to pass on their genes
b. a strategy for reducing conflict in the family
c. a strategy for men to dominate women
d. a strategy for expanding the kinship system
e. b and c above
a. a survival strategy allowing parents to pass on their genes
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In order to obtain subjects for the burglary study, the researchers initially used:
a. informants supplied by the police b. people identified in local newspapers as having been convicted of burglary c. people suspected of burglary d. none of the above
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A. relative poverty line B. feminization of poverty C. absolute poverty D. supplemental poverty line
Racism is defined as
A. a belief that one race is supreme and that all others are innately inferior. B. the systematic killing of an entire people or nation. C. the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice. D. the tendency of people to respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes.