List and define the four types of norms regulating the selection of marriage mates
What will be an ideal response?
Exogamous norms require individuals to marry someone outside their kind (some of these norms are incest taboos). Endogamous norms encourage individuals to marry within their own kind (often related to matters of race, ethnicity, social class, and religion). Homogamy is the tendency to marry someone like oneself, based on personal preferences. Finally, heterogamy is the tendency to marry someone who is different in some important respects.
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Among the myths spread by the educational system are all of the following except the myth of:
a. the individual b. progress c. the group d. the state as the guardian of the nation
According to the perspective of ____, individuals and organizations should have the right to pursue their own private gain and society in general will benefit as a result
a. capitalism b. socialism c. democracy d. industrialism e. libertarianism
According to Gregoire (2000), identify a true statement about inhibited sexual desire.
A. It occurs in both men and women, though it is more often reported by women. B. It is the temporary lowering of sexual desire in men when their wives are pregnant. C. It is a dysfunction because it necessarily involves a physical impairment. D. It is unlikely to result from hostility, fear, anxiety, or drug abuse.
Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?
A. ascribed role B. structural role C. social role D. achieved role