Explain the difference between sex and gender.

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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.

Sociology

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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

Sociology

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

Sociology

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?

Sociology

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

Sociology