Which sociologist noted that religions often drug the masses into submission by offering a consolation for their harsh lives on earth and the hope of salvation in an ideal afterlife?

A. Talcott Parsons
B. Max Weber
C. Émile Durkheim
D. Karl Marx


D. Karl Marx

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Which regions of the United States contain the population that is least likely to be married?

a. Northeast and West b. Northeast and South c. Midwest and East d. Midwest and South

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Figuring the multiple correlation coefficient allows you to:

A) view the correlation between different predictor variables, ignoring the criterion variable B) view each predictor variable separately and correlate it with the criterion variable C) correlate more than two predictor variables with more than two criterion variables D) view the overall correlation between a number of predictor variables and one criterion variable

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Which statement best describes a social interactionist approach to gender socialization?

a. Gender is innate and determined by biology. Males and females need to fit into these social roles to be satisfied with their lives. b. Doing gender is an active, ongoing, ever-present process in reciprocal relationships with others. c. Children learn gender through reward and punishment. d. When children identify themselves as boys or girls, they organize their lives around what they perceive to be appropriately masculine or feminine.

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Heterosexism is the societal phenomenon of privileging heterosexuality over homosexuality.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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