Famous anthropologist Margaret Mead studied gender in three societies in New Guinea. She found that
a. all three defined masculinity and femininity the same supporting the theory that masculinity is naturally associated with aggressiveness and violence while femininity is associated with gentleness and passivity.
b. men were associated with aggressiveness in all three societies but social definitions of femininity varied including both aggressive and passive characteristics.
c. women were associated with gentle passivity in all three societies but social definitions of masculinity varied including both aggressive and passive characteristics.
d. both men and women were gentle and passive in one society; both men and women were aggressive and violent in a second society; while men were passive and women were aggressive in the third society.
d
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a. small group relations and social interaction among individuals. b. individual attitudes and behavior. c. how large scale political decisions affect everyday people. d. how economic systems affect cultures.
Protecting the ______ of participants is a crucial part of the data entry process.
a. anonymity b. analysis c. identification d. names
The long-term consequences of human activities depleting or degrading resources faster than they can be renewed will affect humans in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______.
A. economically B. culturally C. socially D. biologically
SAGE Core Concepts in Sociology: Social InstitutionsClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 402, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:All social institutions are ______.
A. interrelated B. hierarchical C. secular D. governmental