According to symbolic interactionists, the significance of social interaction in children's developing selfconcepts suggests
a. the importance of maintaining the traditional family form.
b. society should accept, rather than stigmatize, nontraditional family forms.
c. equal parenting roles will confuse and frustrate the child.
d. acceptance of a stepparent will weaken the child's development of an independent identity.
b. society should accept, rather than stigmatize, nontraditional family forms.
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According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has
a. more clinical depression. c. lower social integration. b. less money, power, and other resources. d. greater self-esteem.
The vignettes at the start of the chapter suggest:
A. Qualitative researchers face fewer ethical challenges than quantitative ones because qualitative research is less impersonal. B. Quantitative research is more exploitive of subjects than qualitative research. C. Qualitative researchers using observation and ethnographic methods face deeper ethical issues than survey researchers. D. The ethical issues in qualitative and quantitative research are virtually identical. E. Only quantitative research should be required to follow stringent ethical guidelines.
Agents of socialization:
a) are more relevant in developing nations than in developed ones. b) are first found among the toys and games that young children play with. c) are more relevant for girls than for boys. d) teach children about the norms and values of their particular culture. e) consist of individual persons known to the child, but not social institutions, such as the media.
_____ marriage is a union of a same-sex couple with all the legal rights guaranteed by the federal government to heterosexual married couples
A. Covenant B. Civil C. Gay D. Union