Why do sociologists classify women as a minority group?

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Women are classified as a minority group because on a historical and global scale, they have had unequal access to power, property, and prestige on the basis of sex.

Sociology

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In Ha's religious group members spend most of their praying and chanting. In other words, Ha's religion involves the use of many rites of passage.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The first beginnings of a self-concept and a level of self-esteem emerge by what years of age for a child?

a. three to seven b. one to two c. ten to twelve d. fifteen to twenty e. infancy

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In one study, what percentage of American women reported their partners forced them to have sex?

A) 9% B) 15% C) 23% D) 34%

Sociology

The World Economic Forum ranks countries according to the extent to which opportunities and resources are unequally distributed between men and women. This organization is focusing on

a. commodification. b. gender stratification. c. gender ideals. d. the glass escalator.

Sociology