Random self-report surveys conducted by Straus, Gelles and Steinmetz (researchers in the Family Violence school of thought) indicated that

a. men and women are similar (within a few percentage points) in their use of various types of violence against spouses.
b. men are three times as likely to use various types of violence than women.
c. women are three times as likely to use various types of violence than men.
d. women are three times as likely to use less dangerous types of violence and men are three times as likely to use more dangerous types of violence.


a

Sociology

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a. true b. false

Sociology

Both Karl Marx and W.E.B. Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The term ________ has often been used in the United States to refer explicitly to religion

a. ethnophaulism b. pluralism c. ageism d. ethnocentrism

Sociology

According to the author, culture consists of

A. activities such as opera and classical music. B. ways of living that are common only among upper-class people. C. rules and procedures that some people impose on others. D. ways of life that people create as they live together.

Sociology