What were US rural families most likely to purchase first when they got electricity?

a. a television
b. an air conditioner
c. a microwave oven
d. a washing machine


d. a washing machine

Sociology

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The __________ Amendment prohibited the use of federal Medicaid funds for abortions except in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman's life

(a) Hyde (b) Hatch (c) Gramm-Rudmann (d) Kennedy

Sociology

Aulette cites both Gerson and Zavella for their research on women and work. Gerson's work showed that women choose between two opposing roles:

employees, or wives and mothers. Zavella's work shows that Chicanas a. shared this perception. b. felt that the two roles were contiguous; they worked because they wished to be better wives and mothers. c. tended to believe that the best choice for women was to be full-time housewives. d. relied on their mothers to raise their children so that they could devote themselves more completely to their wage-earning activities.

Sociology

Making use of the sociological perspective encourages ________

a. challenging many commonly-held beliefs. b. accepting all commonly-held wisdom. c. the belief that society is mysterious. d. people to be happy with their lives as they are.

Sociology

A ________ is a factor held constant to test the relative impact of the independent variable.

A. control variable B. correlation C. dependent variable D. cross-tabulation

Sociology