Polyandry, a system in which women may have several husbands, is an example-albeit a rare one-of a social order in which women are more powerful than men.

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


False

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Breault, Hampton, and Brown found that church membership was significantly negatively related to suicide rate at the geographic levels of analysis they studied—just as Durkheim would have predicted

a. true b. false

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The past four decades have witnessed and increasing involvement of fathers in their children's lives. What benefits do children receive from involved fathers?

What will be an ideal response?

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A major failing of the cultural lag theory is that it:

a. fails to account for the differential effects of social power b. neglects the influence of natural disasters c. places too much emphasis on the positive effects of technological change d. underestimates the influences of population change

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How does the caste system currently operate in India?

a. It has been officially dismantled, but it can still be felt. b. India is a class system, not a caste system. c. The centuries old caste system still operates as it always has. d. It is bound to marriage that is exogamous in nature.

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