Which of the following abilities are required for critical sociological thinking?
A. Make snap judgments
B. Ignore competing evidence
C. Use your assumptions and prejudices
D. Rely on emotion
E. Understand how public policies affect private troubles
Answer: E
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a. art b. gender c. science d. construction
Gender and sex are identical concepts
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
How has innovation in contraceptives impacted Malthusian theory’s predictions of exponential increases in population growth and inevitable catastrophe?
A. It has kept the birthrate in many countries at a lower level than Malthus would have thought possible. B. It has slowed birthrates down but is not going to prevent the inevitable collapse of society. C. It has paradoxically shifted the extremely high birthrates to less developed nations and thus has accelerated the process Malthus envisioned. D. It has not had a significant impact since those most in need of contraceptives have the most difficulty in obtaining them.