what do sociologists examine when considering gender roles in our society
What will be an ideal response?
culturally defined behaviors and attitudes of men and women
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Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on personal merit?
a. Max Weber b. Karl Marx c. Emile Durkheim d. Herbert Spencer
Rebecca is of the opinion that very few families, either in the past or in the present, can be called self-sufficient. Which of the following is an accurate statement that supports Rebecca's opinion?
Families have prospered since the 1970s because of their savings and individual enterprises. A majority of people who have reached retirement are leading comfortable lives despite not being eligible for Medicare and Social Security. Many individuals in the middle class are likely to have collected unemployment payments after being laid off. The government provides no tax cuts for middle-income and affluent families.
Boys in a college fraternity and boys in a local street gang both engage in the deviant behaviors of drinking and doing drugs, but those in the street gang are more likely to be called criminals and arrested by the police. Which of the following concepts
explains this phenomenon? a. The halo effect b. Social control theory c. Differential association d. Strain theory
Kinship is culturally learned and is not totally determined by biological or marital ties.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)