Mark and Katherine are very much in love and plan to marry. He is the son of devout Presbyterians; Katherine is the daughter of practicing Catholics. In sociological terms, their marriage would be:
a. ambiguous
b. endogamous
c. exogamous
d. homogamous
C
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A) They are all conformists. B) They are all retreatists. C) They are all rebels. D) They are all ritualists.
Conflict and feminist perspectives on the family differ significantly from functionalist perspectives on the family in that___________________
a. functionalists do not recognize the role that the family plays in regulating reproduction b. functionalists are much more realistic than others about the potential for problems in the family c. conflict and feminist theorists view the functionalist perspective as unrealistic in its emphasis on support and harmony within the family d. conflict and feminist theory does not address the family and functionalism does
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A. the iron cage B. the tragedy of the commons C. the free-rider problem D. a cultural belief
What concept argues that gender is a product of social interactions within particular social settings?
A. displaying gender B. gender stratification C. gender socialization D. doing gender