In a pattern that Thai refers to as the marriage gradient, ______ tend to “marry up” to spouses who are better educated and higher earning, whereas ______ tend to “marry down” to spouses who have less educated and less money.
a. Americans; Vietnamese
b. migrants; locals
c. women; men
d. men; women
c. women; men
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Which of the following is a critique of the culture-of-poverty hypothesis?
A) That it fails to consider that the behaviors described are a result of adaptation to poverty B) That it blames poverty on mental capacity C) That it blames the victims of poverty for their situations D) That it fails to acknowledge that the poor are poor by choice
For the Indians, cultural diffusion usually meant __________
A) less self-sufficiency B) greater self-sufficiency C) assimilation D) annihilation
Which of the following trends is inducing change in family law and personal rights?
A increase in cohabitation and unwed mothers. B the emergence of permissive divorce. C the high rate of remarriage for divorced persons. D all of the above.
Nonmaterial culture includes
a.) values, beliefs, behaviors, and social norms. b.) literature and historical texts. c.) anything from the natural environment. d.) technological innovations.