Barbie dolls have been marketed since 1959, with the purpose of inspiring little girls "to think about what they want to be when they grow up.". This is an example of the way children's toys
a. are used to instill sexual scripts.
b. figure into the socialization process.
c. are marketed across genders.
d. reflect natural gender differences.
b
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Which of the following is true?
a. Societies in which the dominant group is indigenous have the greatest amount of racial and ethnic stratification b. Modernization and urbanization tend to undermine the development of minority group movements c. Societies with a large number of racial and ethnic classifications tend to have more ethnic conflict d. Societies with cross-cutting cleavages experience less intergroup conflict
According to Marx, how does labor transform the people who do it? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. Labor helps us realize our material purpose. b. Labor helps meet our material needs. c. Labor frees us from exploitation. d. Labor transforms our nature.
Which of the following is characteristic of a sociological understanding of conversation?
A. People avoid techniques to repair conversational breakdowns, such as awkward silences or misunderstandings. B. Larger social structures, such as gender and class, have no real influence. C. People engage in turn taking, in which one person waits and listens while the other person speaks. D. Power differentials, such as between men and women or between a manager and employee, are hidden.
The __________ and northern __________ heritage of Germans and Scandinavians facilitated their assimilation into the Anglo-Saxon core.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).