Because the conversational work women perform is seen as part of their gender identity (what, at the core, women are) instead of their gender activity (what women do), the maintenance and expression of male-female power relations in our everyday
conversations are hidden from us.
a. true
b. false
a
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The numbers of single-mother-headed households has significantly increased in the past 30 years. Which of the following is true?
a. Welfare mothers form single-mother households in order to obtain welfare. b. The proportion of single-mother-headed households who are on welfare has increased. c. The proportion of single-mother-headed households who are on welfare has decreased. d. The proportion of single-mother-headed households who are on welfare has stayed about the same.
Linda is interested in the topic of domestic violence. She is interested in studying the similarities and differences in the interaction styles of couples who are in domestic violent relationships and those couples who are not in domestic violent relationships. She will most likely be conducting
a. grounded theory research. b. constant comparative research. c. semiotics research. d. conversation analysis. e. variable analysis.
In a gerontocracy, __________ have the most wealth, power, and prestige.
a. military warriors b. child-bearing women c. the elderly d. the strong and healthy youth
Which of the sociological perspectives would more than likely take a positive view of the Internet, pointing to its manifest ability to facilitate communication?
A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. global perspective D. interactionist perspective