The insights of sociology are important because they __________.
A. can be used to ensure that people comply with societal expectations
B. explain everything about human nature
C. help us understand why we behave the way we do
D. can be used to ensure correct political and social phenomena
Answer: C
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A. pack dating B. hooking up C. courtship D. marriage market
Ferraro and Johnson (cited by Aulette) interviewed 120 battered women who passed through a shelter and asked them how they decided to leave the batterers. They found six factors that served as a catalyst for making the change
These include all of the following EXCEPT: a. change in a woman's resources — getting a job or access to a shelter. b. despair — the disappearance of hope that things would get better. c. change in the level of violence — either increased abuse or a change they perceived as a threat to their lives. d. support from the legal system — the arrests of their husbands and the judicial treatment of the battering as a crime.
How does Deborah R. Vargas suggest policy affecting Latinos and Latinas be changed?
a. by more heterogeneous representation of Latino/Latina sexualities b. by avoiding presentations of Latino/Latina sexuality altogether c. by keeping things as they are now and just allowing natural evolution d. none of these choices are correct
Which of the following describes a society according to sociologists? a. Highly independent individuals living together
b. Members who share common culture. c. Members who are unaware of other societies. d. Members who exhibit constant harmony.