Dr. Moffat is a fictional sociologist who specializes in the study of parenting. Dr. Moffat's most well-known book looks at how parents participate in children's education
Dr. Moffat argues that parents are more likely to push children harder if they are male, and to encourage male children to pursue harder – and eventually more high-paying – fields like math and science. He argues that the pay differences that we find between men and women generally, and men and women within the same field, can be traced back to these tendencies in parenting. Dr. Moffat's work most closely falls into which of the theoretical frameworks mentioned by your text?
A. symbolic interactionist
B. conflict theory
C. family systems theory
D. ecological theory
B
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The study that outlined a tangle of pathology with the Black family at its core was the ________
a. Moynihan Report b. Journal Citation Report c. Ebony and Ivory Report d. Journal of Black Studies
When people move from rural areas and farms to cities in search of jobs, this is called:
a) immigration. b) urbanization. c) companionate family. d) industrialization. e) nuclear.
Discuss the dynamics of collective behavior
What will be an ideal response?
For Muslim women who choose to wear a head covering, it represents a. the high status of women
b. that women are sinful and should be covered. c. that the woman is owned by her husband. d. that women are sexual and men are powerful.