When we have a sudden awareness of the supernatural or a feeling of coming in contact with God, this is a(n)
a. religious experience.
b. example of ritual.
c. religious symbol.
d. example of cosmology.
a. religious experience.
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Which of these is not a conflict theory criticism of the functionalist explanation of gender inequality?
a. Strength is no longer a key factor in the ability to perform much of the work in society. b. Women are delaying marriage and having fewer children, leaving them freer for employment. c. Functionalism explains the perpetuation of a gender division of labor, but cannot explain its origins. d. Women working outside the home may actually be beneficial for the family. e. A traditional division of labor is not appropriate for a post-industrial era.
According to Theodor Adorno's authoritarian personality theory, prejudiced people ________
a. view society as naturally hierarchical. b. reject ethnocentrism. c. do not view actions as either right or wrong. d. reject all conventional cultural values.
The concept of ______ best reflects the degree of intimacy we are willing to accept in our relations with members of other groups.
A. segregation B. prejudice C. stratification D. proximity E. social distance
What is a key difference in the contact situation between colonists and Mexican Americans versus Native Americans?
A. Colonists desired Mexicans' land and labor. B. Native Americans had a greater ability to resist coercive acculturation. C. Colonists desired to control Native Americans' land and labor. D. There was a greater power differential between colonists and Mexicans than for Native Americans. E. Mexicans are not considered to have a colonized minority status.