What is polyandry?

What will be an ideal response?


a woman has more than one husband at the same time.

Sociology

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Throughout history, most people have freely chosen their own marriage partners

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Conflict theorists see which of the following as the key to the origin of the state?

a. the need to coordinate increasingly large and complex societies b. the desire of populations to control their own destiny c. human nature, in which some will always dominate others d. the need for a way to protect elite control over surplus production e. the need to produce enough surplus for a division of labor to occur

Sociology

The basic idea behind scientific management is that

a. both science and formal organizations are rational. b. organizations benefit from employees with scientific knowledge. c. applying scientific principles can make a business more efficient. d. formal organizations can benefit from more hierarchy and rigidity.

Sociology

Rituals that emphasize conformity to beliefs or doctrine are referred to as rituals of orthodoxy.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology