Which of the following statements is true of role theory of mate selection?
A) It explains the tendency for individuals to select mates whose needs are opposite yet complementary to their own needs.
B) It explains the significance of finding a partner who offers the greatest rewards at the lowest cost.
C) It emphasizes that a son or daughter models after the parent of the same sex by selecting a partner similar to the one the parent selected as a mate.
D) It emphasizes the drive toward psychological intimacy and a social and emotional connection.
C
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Based on one study, the most preferred racial-group classification was
A) Hispanic. B) Latin. C) Mexican. D) Spanish-origin.
Julian and his friends like to watch movies together. One movie focused on a young black man who rose out of poverty by playing basketball. His friend N'Cola commented that there would be no poverty if poor people simply tried to find employment. Julian said that the solution to poverty was not that simple and that N'Cola's understanding of how poverty worked was mistaken. What was the problem with N'Cola's argument?
A. It used the sociological perspective. B. It ignores the context of broader social conditions. C. It ignores the rules of sociology as a discipline. D. It viewed an individual problem as a social problem.
When groups of individuals display patterns of differing health status according to their social class, race or ethnicity, gender, and geographic location, a sociologist would say there are observable __________.
A) causes for population health B) health disparities C) pre-existing conditions D) moral hazards
Children everywhere have relationships with animals. This statement applies to which concept?
a. cultural particulars b. cultural universals c. ethnocentrism d. cultural diffusions