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Survey research by Straus, Gelles and Steinmetz concluded that husband abuse is nearly equal to wife abuse. Critics of this research point out that the research
a. does not address who initiated the attack and who may be acting in self defense. b. is based on police records so does not record unreported incidents. c. is gender-based and therefore subject to gender bias. d. gives too much credence to motivation excusing those who were intoxicated or who think they had good reasons for the violence.
The lack of norms and institutional supports for stepfamilies is referred to as:
a. A metafamily system b. An incomplete institution c. Boundary ambiguity d. Role ambiguity
Intense and deliberate socialization designed to change major beliefs and behaviors is
a. adult socialization b. life course socialization c. alternative socialization d. resocialization
Identify a similarity between conflict theorists and Melvin Tumin in their opinions of the Davis-Moore thesis
A) ?They both believe that economic struggle in societies can be attributed to technology and globalization. B) ?They both maintain that social stratification is dysfunctional because it hurts individuals and societies. C) They both believe that government policies favor only the rich societies.? D) ?They both maintain that in egalitarian societies the proletariat would overthrow the bourgeoisie. E) ?They both believe inequality in societies is necessary to motivate people to work hard and to succeed.