______ is used to describe the concept that people tend to marry others within the same social class.

A. Homogamy
B. Reference group theory
C. Social class reproduction
D. Structured inequality


Answer: A

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According to conflict theory, political crime involves unjust acts by the government, not acts against the government

a. true b. false

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According to the text, which of the following is/are (a) criticism(s) of modernization theory?

a. The theory ignores the crucial fact that when the high-income nations modernized, they were not competing with powerful and wealthy nations, as is the case with today's developing nations. b. The theory ignores the fact that the modernization process in countries such as France and England was greatly helped by the easy availability of inexpensive labor and raw materials in their colonies. c. The theory implicitly asserts that all nations ought to emulate countries like the U.S. d. all of the above

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Hill (2005) concludes the following about race, class and gender

A) Gender socialization matters less for African Americans as they struggle to care for their children. B) Racial inequality affects all parenting and gender socialization despite one's racial identity. C) Race and class are not related when exploring socialization. D) all of the above

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Framing the Gay Rights MovementIn this exercise, you will apply the idea of framing to slogans associated with the gay rights movement over the past several decades.Go online and find images from the gay rights movement (1970s to current). Look for images of signs, buttons, and T-shirts that activists use to advocate for equality. If you are not working on your computer in class, print at least three of these images and bring them to class. Working with a group of other students, compare framing in early slogans like "Come out," "We're here, we're queer, get used to it," and "queer pride," with more recent slogans like "love is love," and "freedom to marry," and "love makes a family."What master frames are being used?

What will be an ideal response?

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