Explain the difference between sex and gender.
What will be an ideal response?
Sex: anatomical or other biological differences between males and females that originate in genetic differences. Gender: behavioral differences between males and females that are culturally based and socially learned. Gender includes gender roles: the attitudes and behaviors that are considered appropriately "masculine" or "feminine" in a particular culture.
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_________ view themselves as truly independent entities from the society in which they live, and their personal needs and rights guide their behavior, rather than the needs of the society
A) Preservationists B) Individualists C) Collectivists D) Solitaries
The process of incorporating potentially threatening charismatic leaders into the bureaucratic structure of a successful social movement is known as:
a. absorption b. assimilation c. co-optation d. enfranchisement
Describe factors at the (a) micro, (b) meso, and (c) macro levels that impact your ability to move up the social class ladder.
What will be an ideal response?
In the United States, when a man occupies a high paying job, his ______ provides him with a feeling of power and respect.
A. status B. role C. value D. belief