In Afghanistan, “opium marriages” involve girls, as young as 9 years old, being sold as brides for what purpose?

a. to secure family alliances
b. for cash payment
c. to pay off family debts
d. for love


c. to pay off family debts

Sociology

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Communities that are independent from the larger society for the provision of locality relevant function and are homogeneous are:

A. interdependent communities B. solidary communities C. disorganized communities D. fragmented communities

Sociology

The _____ of the purchase of a new car is to satisfy the requirement of transportation

A) ?latent function B) ?manifest function C) ?peripheral function D) ?underlying function E) ?secondary function

Sociology

In what year did the Supreme Court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate a pregnancy?

A. 1953 B. 1963 C. 1973 D. 1983

Sociology

The term social control refers to

A. behavior that violates the norms and values of a group. B. penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm. C. culturally acceptable justifications for deviant behavior under certain circumstances. D. society's power to limit deviance by enforcing conformity to expected norms and values.

Sociology