Which perspective suggests that men may originally have become powerful in preindustrial times because their size, physical strength, and freedom from childbearing duties allowed them to dominate women physically, but in contemporary societies these considerations are not so important?
A. Functionalist perspective
B. Conflict perspective
C. Global perspective
D. Interactionist perspective
Answer: B
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A(n) ________ is a correctional officer who constantly finds problems with the way an institution is run or with existing policies and rules.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A study of 40 families asked each stepparent, biological parent, and one child between ages 10 and 19 to describe the “ideal way” the stepparent should relate to stepchildren. Stepparents said ____________, biological parents said __________, and the
child said __________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.