The theoretical approach that wonders why one culture develops differently from another and who benefits from cultural patterns is:

a. conflict theory.
b. biological determinism.
c. symbolic interactionist.
d. structural-functionalist.


b

Sociology

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Sociology

Parent-arranged marriages are based on:

A. a belief that the elders in a community have the most wisdom. B. physical attraction. C. the potential for affection. D. none of these answers are correct.

Sociology

______ is based on the assumptions that offenders who are detained in prison or are executed will be unable to commit additional crimes.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology

Roosevelt’s New Deal philosophy was based on the idea that government has the responsibly to

a. provide an economic safety net for citizens. b. grant civil rights to African Americans. c. protect economic elites at the expense of the masses. d. eliminate capitalism.

Sociology