If you were to study the changing meaning of virginity over the last century in our society, you would discover that the norm stating that people remain virgins until marriage ________

a. has changed little.
b. has become stronger with regard to women.
c. has become stronger with regard to men.
d. has become weaker.


Answer: d

Sociology

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A) There has been an error in scheduling doctors and patients. B) A person has impersonated another individual to receive a diagnostic test using the other person's medical insurance. C) A surgeon has performed the wrong procedure on a patient. D) There has been a needless death of a patient cause by medical incompetence.

Sociology

Which of the following would be in line with the findings of the Rosenhan study?

A. Virtually any behavior can be seen as a symptom of mental illness in a mental hospital.   B. Patients who received no treatment had better outcomes than those who received treatment in mental hospitals.  C. Genetic testing shows a link between genes and mental illness. D. Patients who receive a placebo instead of psychotropic medication have better outcomes. E. Patients treated by psychiatrists have better outcomes than those treated by psychologists. 

Sociology

On a micro level, child mistreatment is most common in _____

A) ?two-parent households and extended families B) ?single-parent and stepparent households C) ?households with a matrilocal residence pattern D) ?an egalitarian family system E) ?two-parent households with a matriarchal family system

Sociology

When a researcher conducts a study outside a clinical setting and manipulates variables to observe the result, she is conducting a(n) ______.

A. controlled group study B. ethnographic study C. forensic study D. field experiment

Sociology