According to sociologists who study the role of power in the definition of deviance, deviance is any act that
a) violates the criminal law.
b) violates deeply held moral values.
c) the powerful consider to be a violation of some social rule.
d) involves the behavior of the poor.
c) the powerful consider to be a violation of some social rule.
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With respect to the division of household labor:
a) on average, males and females share household labor equally. b) an increasing number of males and females believe household labor should be shared equally, but women still do 2 to 3 times the amount of labor. c) both males and females believe that household labor is women's work. d) males and females share household tasks equally, but women do a disproportionate share of child care. e) males and females share child care equally, but women do a disproportionate share of household tasks.
Women do the majority of housework in which of the following?
A. the richest countries B. the poorest countries C. all countries D. Housework is equal in all countries.
Which of these is NOT identified as a reason why men and women experience differences in mortality and morbidity?
A. genetics B. risk taking patterns C. access to health care D. health care use and health maintenance
Which term best describes life for most Hawaiians?
a. easy b. soft c. cruel d.fortunate