Domestic violence shelters began in the 1970s because of what two factors?

What will be an ideal response?


(1) The research pointing to the high numbers of women who were victims of violence and locked in relationships with their batterer, and (2) the resurgence of the women's movement that saw rape and battering as political and social issues.

Sociology

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The Communist regime that was responsible for the greatest number of deaths in the twentieth century was:

a. China b. the Soviet Union c. Cambodia d. Cuba

Sociology

General Electric is described as an example of a corporation that

a. has adopted a democratic internal organization. b. has enormous power in many areas of American life: economic, military, political, and cultural. c. is extremely profitable, nonpolitical, and responsible to community social issues. d. self-consciously keeps its business focused on one area of the economy, and in so doing, responsibly allows other businesses to have opportunities in other areas of the economy.

Sociology

Briefly describe the differences between formal thought and post-formal thought.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

In contrast to the liberal democrats who emphasize ________, Marxists emphasize _______ as a source of motivation and power for the contending forces vying for power in the state

a. a two-party system ... a one-party system b. symbolic monarchies ... de facto monarchies c. ideology ... class position d. religion ... work

Sociology