The effort to replace such terms as "mankind," "freshmen," or "chairman" with "humankind," "first-year student," and "chairperson," respectively, to refer to people of all sexes reflects:
A. media-reinforced femininity.
B. the social construction of reality.
C. the sanitizing of language.
D. the avoidance of exclusive language.
Answer: D
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The argument for pluralism as the ideal type of intergroup relations is based on the premise that
a. There is a need in society for cultural diversity or heterogeneity b. A shared common culture facilitates solidarity, unity and cooperation c. It allows each group to control its own social institutions and to make its own political decisions d. Society works best when people share values and beliefs
Which factors appear to encourage the increase in premarital sex?
a. Inexpensive, effective contraception becoming legal and more available. b. The age at which people entered their first marriage rising dramatically. c. The influence of increasingly daring movies and television shows. d. All of the above.
Which of the following statements about sexual characteristics is most true?
a. We have the ability, through our culture, to make sexual differences more or less prominent. b. Our sexual characteristics determine our behavior c. Primary and secondary sex characteristics determine our sexuality d. Our sexual characteristics point to an inflexible culture built around unchanging gender norms
Some societies are powerful because they have access to resources and knowledge that enables them to accomplish goals. This approach to power is attributed to which theorist?
A. Dorothy Smith B. Michel Foucault C. Emile Durkheim D. Talcott Parsons