Identify Blaming the victim.

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Holding a person responsible for the harm that another person has inflicted. Part of rape culture, one aspect of this is when people believe that women are raped because of how they’re dressed, behaving, or where they’re going.

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What is the sociological term for a social group with two members?

a. a pair b. a couple c. a triad d. a dyad

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The heterosexual double standard is a cultural belief system in which women are expected to desire and seek sex from whomever, whenever, while men are expected to be sexual only within committed, romantic relationships.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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According to research done by Waite and Joyner, which of the following groups of individuals are most likely to have high levels of contentment in their sex lives?

A) Individuals who have sex to avoid an unpleasant outcome B) Individuals who believe in traditional gender roles C) Individuals who have had only one lover in the past year D) Individuals with sexual destiny beliefs

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The Ferguson protest in Ferguson, Missouri, was in response to a police officer killing a Black teenager; people gathered at the site over a two-week period to protest and memorialize the victim. Police attempted to disperse the gathering, leading to

increased intensity of the conflict. In this instance of collective behavior, which of the following could be a problem in gathering evidence? a. Researchers would not have enough time to collect evidence because the gathering lasted for such a short period of time. b. There would be a lack of videos and news footage of the event. c. There would be an overabundance of primary source data and overly objective data such as news reports, retrospective accounts, and interviews to sift through. d. Even though researchers would have had enough time to observe the event in person because the protest lasted for two weeks, the event was dangerous enough that it might have kept potential researchers away.

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