Which of the following is true of the functionalist perspective on gender and sexuality?
A. Gender roles give men power to control women's lives.
B. Gender roles are complimentary.
C. Gender roles do nothing for a society's survival chances.
D. Gender is a social construction that emerges through everyday interaction.
E. Gender is innate and biological.
Answer: B
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a. true b. false
Which of these is suggested by the power elite theory?
A. Power is spread through society evenly. B. Power is controlled by the majority. C. The elite have no responsibility for the wellbeing of others. D. Power is concentrated among a small number of people who control major institutions.
The conditions of inequality that families face birthed the structural diversity model. This is necessary because
a) family life is composed of multiple social factors. b) marriages are more likely to end in divorce. c) social class inequality is the only constant in family inequality. d) there are a limited amount of ways to define a family.
Suggestive selling, accepting credit cards as payment, and expanding operating hours to 24 hours are strategies used by the fast food industry to
a. lower production costs. b. encourage people to purchase more products. c. raise production costs. d. improve existing products.