From the _____ perspective, the inequality inherent in our society is responsible for the unequal access to medical care.
A. functionalist
B. conflict
C. symbolic interactionist
D. feminist
Answer: B
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Which of the following concerns has been expressed by contemporary writers with respect to modern parents and their children?
A. Research on Don Kindlon's TLC (time/limits/caring) approach to childrearing found that this approach was largely ineffective with modern families. B. A Time/CNN poll indicated that a large majority of parents surveyed felt that children are more spoiled today than 10 to 15 years earlier and do fewer chores. C. Family scholar and contemporary writer Bill Doherty writes that it is a myth that today's children are overindulged by their parents. D. All of these answers are correct.
__________ is the term for the way in which society's expectations and rules become part of an individual's personality.
A. Individuation B. Normalization C. Internalization D. Socialization
The Yanomamö, a South American culture, live in a village and spend most of their time searching for food and tending small gardens. Their primary tool is a stone axe, which they use for cutting down trees to expand their gardens. The Yanomamö are an example of a(n)
A. hunting-and-gathering society. B. postmodern society. C. horticultural society. D. agrarian society.
The conscious or unconscious tendency to select a mate with personal characteristics similar to one's own is known as
A. exogamy. B. endogamy. C. incest taboo. D. homogamy.