Describe Marx's view of religion
What will be an ideal response?
In Marx's view religion is shaped by the economy. The function of religion is to instill in the masses the values of the dominant class and justify the existing situation. He termed religion "the opiate of the people" because it eases suffering and distracts the masses from organizing to change the social system. In a true communist society, religion would be unnecessary because the oppression that made it popular would be eliminated.
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Feminists who are symbolic interactionists would essentially say that violence against women happens because __________
a. men are trying to get revenge against women who have made progress in society b. being violent is equated with being strong and manly c. women are weak d. men are weak
The state, or government, has more power to diminish inequality when
a. there is more ownership and public regulation in the public sector. b. there is more ownership and public regulation in the private sector. c. there is relatively equal ownership and public regulation in the public and private sectors.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Effective collaboration is a key characteristic of sustainable community-based programs. 2. When like-minded organizations collaborate, reaching consensus is rarely a challenge. 3. It is not appropriate to include the target audience in predevelopment stages of a program. 4. Full collaboration is usually the best option for FLE programs.
How does power play a part in gender difference?
(a) It is about the power individual men have over individual women, for instance in the home and in the workplace. (b) Both men and women have power, but in extremely different forms and realms; sociology helps us understand how women's power and men's power function within and come from the larger social structure and how women's individual power is not the same as male/masculine privilege. (c) It is about the power men as a group have over women as a group, as well as the power some men have over other men (or some women have over other women). (d) Neither men nor women have power, but the gendered institutions in our lives do have power.