The term ________ refers to the lack of resources that leads to hunger and physical deprivation
a. socioeconomic inequality
b. absolute poverty
c. lower class
d. relative poverty
b
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The family which provides one with a name, and identity, and a heritage is known as the ____
a. matrilineal family b. family of orientation c. patriarchal family d. nuclear family e. family of procreation
In a study of Muncie, Indiana, Theodore Caplow and his associates found that most residents with parents still living
a. only saw them twice a year. b. saw them at least once a month. c. rarely, if ever, visited them. d. felt they could not ask them for child care. e. lived more than 100 miles away.
Which is not one of the four areas of evidence in support of a strong social constructionist approach?
a. Gender differences affect the physical body. b. Intersexed people do not fit into male/female categories. c. Sex categories have varied across time and place. d. Sex marks the distinction between two physically and genetically discrete categories.
As primary agents of childhood socialization, schools play a critical role in teaching children the values and customs of the larger society. This view of the socialization process is most likely of particular interest to which sociological perspective?
A. interactionist perspective B. conflict perspective C. functionalist perspective D. global perspective