Research suggests that when mothers work outside the home
a. they usually bear primary responsibility for childcare
b. men are becoming more involved in household chores than in the past
c. husband cooperation has an important impact on the women's marital satisfaction
d. all of the above
D
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Sociologist Lenore Weitzman carried out research showing that women who divorce
a. typically remarry within one year. b. claim they are happier than before. c. suffer a significant loss of income. d. have a happier sex life.
The term meritocracy means those who_____ rise to the top of society
a. receive the most votes in a democratic election b. have the most ability, talent, and effort c. have been able to acquire the greatest wealth d. make the best moral and ethical decisions
Which of the following statements is true of the interaction between parents and adolescents?
A. Communication problems tend to be mild during adolescence than at other stages. B. Students who perceived good communication with their parents reported high rates of delinquency and serious kinds of delinquency. C. Fathers perceive more satisfying and more open communication with adolescents than do mothers. D. Maintaining good communication, including nonverbal communication, between parents and children is particularly important in adolescence.
A deaf mother gives birth to a child who is also deaf. When a doctor suggests that she have her child undergo surgery to restore hearing, she refuses. Which of the following would explain the mother’s refusal to have her child undergo the surgery from a sociological model of illness perspective?
A. Because deafness is an objective, biological diagnosis, there is no sociological explanation for why the mother may choose to forgo surgery. B. Deafness has been defined as an illness because it is a deviation from “normal” by doctors; however, this ignores the deaf community as culturally distinct and their definition of deafness as a normal experience. C. As a mother, she is likely scared of the potential complications resulting from surgery and is unwilling to have her young child take these risks. D. Because all illness is a social construct, the sociological model of illness suggests that there are no biological, objective treatments for illness. E. None of these are reflective of the sociological model of illness.