"Social inequality is the device by which societies ensure that the most functionally important occupations are filled by the best qualified people.". This statement is something a __________ would make

a. functionalist
b. symbolic interactionist
c. conflict theorist
d. feminist


a

Sociology

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Slavery, serfdom, and other forms of forced labor disappeared as the capitalist world-economy grew to encompass the globe

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

What is true of women's rights in Belarus?

A. They are very progressive – men are expected to do the majority of the housework and childcare, and to share all property 50/50. B. They are very restricted – women do all household labor and childcare, and cannot own property under their own name. C. They are equal to men under law, and have the same rights to property, inheritance, and earnings as men and have legal protections against violence. D. None of these are true of women's rights in Belarus.

Sociology

Discuss the differences between the ideas that gender roles are biologically determined as opposed to socially learned

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Jose and Rosa have their young children go get water and tend the garden and farm animals every day instead of going to school. Meanwhile Clara and Julian send their children to school and give them a weekly allowance. These parents are primarily demonstrating the universal parenting goal of

A. teaching independence and responsibility. B. teaching respect and obedience to elders. C. developing behavioral capacities for prestige and morality. D. developing behavioral capacities for economic maintenance.

Sociology