Sue lives in a country where women have multiple husbands. This type of marital pattern is referred to as:

a. polygyny
b. polyandry
c. monogamy
d. heterogamy


b. polyandry

Sociology

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Which of these statements regarding the restructuring of the U.S. economy is false?

A. Manufacturing jobs are disappearing. B. Fewer men are the sole support for their families. C. Newly created jobs are low paying. D. Men are filling the newly created service positions, leaving women unemployed.

Sociology

A set of expectations associated with a particular sex category refers to a ______.

A. gender role B. sex role C. sexual dimorphism D. functional dimorphism

Sociology

Edwin Sutherland argued that people learn deviant patterns of behavior primarily from ______.

A. the mass media B. corrupt corporations C. friends and family D. influential politicians

Sociology

The concept of self:

a. is essentially an instinctively programmed human characteristic that makes its appearance in early adolescence.
b. is outdated because of our rapid technological growth.
c. is based on imagination but not experience.
d. includes the ability to organize one's knowledge and beliefs.
e. is an innate quality developed biologically among all human beings.

Sociology