Auguste Comte's first name for sociology was _____, which reflected his desire to establish the field as a science, free of religious arguments
a. social positivism
b. societal athiesm
c. scientific socialism
d. social physics
Answer: d. social physics
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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a. 6 to 10 b. 9 to 14 c. 15 to 19 d. 25 to 30
According to the chapter, a family's location in the _____ is the single most important determinant of family life
a. modern vs. postmodern dichotomy b. class system c. East Coast of the United States d. industrialized northeastern United States
The example of the Navajo berdaches, anatomically normal men defined as a third gender between male and female, illustrates what concept?
A. Biological determinism B. Hermaphroditism C. Gender as a social construction D. Gender stratification