An ABCX model answer to the question as to why physically abused wives stay with their husbands would suggest that
A) the less severe but frequent the violence, the more a woman will remain with her spouse and not seek outside aid.
B) the more a wife was struck by her parents, the less inclined she is to stay with her abusive husband.
C) wives who stay do so because of the inability to make a choice among the many alternatives available to them.
D) women employ cognitive strategies that help them perceive their relationship in a positive light.
D
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Power regarded as illegitimate by those over whom it is exercised is called:
a. coercion. b. authority. c. autocracy. d. force. e. fascism.
Which of these statements regarding Marx's analysis of class differences is false?
a. All aspects of capitalistic societies are economically based. b. Prestige is the prime determinant of social stratification. c. Because they own the means of production, capitalists will rule and exploit the working class. d. Capitalists control all social institutions, which they use to their own advantage. e. There were more than two social classes in nineteenth-century industrial society.
Conformity includes all of the following except
a. pursuit of collective ends is permitted via institutional norms, for example, getting a good education leads to a good job. b. there is widespread agreement about cultural goals and institutional norms. c. institutional norms are more highly valued than are cultural goals. d. everyone values fair play (the means) along with winning the game (the goal.)
The author states that racism breeds racism in reverse. What does she mean by this?
What will be an ideal response?