Consistent with the premises of strain theory, research finds that juvenile delinquency and gang membership is primarily caused by

A. social pressure.
B. broken family structures.
C. blocked opportunities.
D. moral failure.


Answer: C

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(a) knowledge and education create power. (b) in unhappy marriages, the power base is equal. (c) the number of hours worked per week is the key variable. (d) money translates into power.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is a culturally normative relationship, usually between two individuals, that provides a framework for economic cooperation, emotional intimacy, and sexual relations?

A. monogamy B. marriage C. family D. friendship

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Evan tends to do the nondiscretionary, routine tasks that can be postponed, such as cooking, washing dishes, or cleaning, and these are known as occasional labor. 2. Women tend to do about twice the amount of housework that men do. 3. The time availability perspective is a perspective that suggests the division of labor is largely determined by (1) the need for household labor, such as the number of children in the home; and (2) each partner’s availability to perform household tasks, such as the number of hours spent in paid work. 4. A concept that suggests housework is so ingrained as “women’s work” that it functions as an area in which gender is symbolically created and reproduced is called “doing gender.” 5. A form of tension under which people feel that the pressures from paid work and family roles are incompatible in some way is known as role overload.

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