A current academic debate among scientists is whether or not gene Xq28 is the so called" gay gene." By noting that not all homosexuals have this gene while some who have it are not homosexual, sociologist Peter Conrad suggests that homosexuality may be driven primarily by __________.
a. individual motivations
b. social causes
c. biological impulses
d. "gay ideologies"
Answer: b. social causes
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a. worse health outcomes than b. better health outcomes than c. similar health outcomes to d. better access to healthcare than
Which of the following would be considered an acceptable source of data for sociological research?
a. Generalizing from personal experiences b. Making assumptions from a single case c. Using census data as the basis for findings d. Using some authority such as the media or the Bible
Explain how power operates in society.
What will be an ideal response?
________ are created during mountaintop removal mining when demolished earth is pushed into nearby depressions and it buries streams, damages fragile ecosystems, and renders nearby communities vulnerable to increasingly devastating floods
A. Slag heaps B. Drifts C. Valley fills D. Spoil banks