How do social constructivists see bodies? What illustrations from the chapter show this point of view? What are the limitations of the social constructivist perspective on bodies?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. could focus on various aspects of this chapter. The section, Menopause in
Cross-cultural Perspective provides an excellent example. A belief in sexual dimorphism shaped a
belief in sex hormones. Women who are going through menopause experience a loss of hormones
which they are told must be replaced.
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Most sociologists accept biological explanations of crime and deviance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Identify Mentors.
What will be an ideal response?
People usually have more statuses than roles
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Alexa and Eduardo want to do a sociological study of working mothers in Brazil. Alexa wants to begin with some general theories about working moms in Brazil and then make hypotheses based on those theories. Eduardo prefers to collect data first by interviewing a representative sample of working Brazilian mothers and then formulate a theory to explain their findings. In this example, Alexa prefers to use ______ while Eduardo would rather use ______.
A. inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning B. deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning C. planning techniques; conceptual techniques D. conceptual techniques; planning techniques