Define gender stratification.

What will be an ideal response?


Those social systems in which socioeconomic resources and political power are distributed on the basis of one’s sex and gender.

Sociology

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Researchers have found that several factors account for homelessness. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A) shortage of affordable housing for the poor B) unemployment C) deinstitution of the mentally ill D) culture of poverty

Sociology

Regarding treatment programs for abusers:

a) the programs usually focus on the symptoms because the root causes of violence are impossible to treat. b) abusers can be court-ordered to attend the programs or attend voluntarily. c) in the case of child abuse, the first goal of a treatment program is to assist and strengthen families. d) Treatment programs serve only men. e) Counselors tend to minimize the seriousness of the violence.

Sociology

What did the research by Kohn suggest as being the primary influence upon parents that emphasized how they reared their children?

A) the net worth of the family B) the race or ethnicity of the family C) the location in which the family lived D) the parents' occupations

Sociology

The ______ approach considers a violation of any norms deviant.

A. statistical B. legalistic C. normative D. absolutist

Sociology