Describe how national lawmakers have historically defined racial categories in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
The U.S. justice system has decided dozens of cases in ways that have solidified certain racial classification in the law. Examining how the legal definitions of white and non-white have changed over the years demonstrates the incredibly unstable and fluid nature of racial categories.
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In presenting this control theory, Hirschi argues that all the
characteristics attributed to psychopaths are the effects of their attachment to others. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to conflict theorists, which of the following can help explain why occupational sex segregation and gender pay gaps persist?
A. Complimentary gender roles B. Women's underrepresentation in political institutions C. Control of women's sexual behavior D. The prevalence of sexual violence towards women E. The social construction of sexuality
Paradigms are either true or false
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
As societies evolve from hunting and gathering to agrarian production, which of the following most likely occurs with respect to the sexual division of labor?
a. It becomes increasingly rigid. b. It becomes more varied. c. It disappears. d. It remains the same.