Explain what the authors of Gendered Lives mean when they mention that privileges and disadvantages are unearned.
What will be an ideal response?
The social disadvantages and privileges that accompany race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and so on are not earned. They do not reflect the achievements, efforts, or failings of individuals who enjoy or suffer them.
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Today, Arabic is a first language spoken by more than _______ million people, and by millions more as a second language. (348)
a. 10 b. 50 c. 280 d. 990
Research suggests that doctors can assert their decisions in clinical practice by
A. making decisions without asking the family first. B. ignoring the family’s stated wishes. C. shaping the family’s wishes through the information they provide. D. providing ethics consultations that serve to reinforce the doctor’s decisions E. All of these are correct.
How quickly does social structure tend to change?
a. Social structure is highly volatile and changes very quickly. b. Social structure is durable but changes moderately quickly. c. Social structure changes over time but tends to do so slowly. d. Social structure is incapable of change.
Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure is referred to as conformity.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)