Jonathon believes that people living in societies that use simple technology are less biologically evolved. He views the native peoples of Africa and the Americas as "primitive" and sees no moral objections to harvesting their resources. Jonathon most likely lives in _____________.
a. Europe in the 1800s
b. South America today
c. the United States in the 1990s
d. East Asia today
Answer: a. Europe in the 1800s
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A) 20/10 = 2.0 B) 20/9 = 2.2 C) 400/10 = 40.0 D) 400/9 = 44.4
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Being feminist is in conflict with being feminine. 2. Because our perspectives are limited by our social positions (e.g., sex, class, race, sexual orientation), we can never fully understand the lives of people who differ from us. 3. The term feminism was coined in France in the early 1800s. 4. The authors of the textbook agree that we live in a postfeminist society where gender-based inequalities generally no longer exist. 5. Terms such as spouse, husband, wife, and marriage are inclusive of all people.
How do social media complicate our social interactions?
a. Social media can create confusion because typed communication lacks tone. b. Social media train us to be more attentive to our communications in the real world. c. Social media damage our capacity for face-to-face social interaction. d. Social media is basically equivalent to our interactions in the real world.
C. Wright Mills wrote that the task of sociology is to demonstrate that individual circumstances are inextricably linked to the structure of society
a. true b. false