Today, which theorists leading the defense of modernity and rationality against assaults by postmodernists?

a. Anthony Giddens
b. JurgenHabermas
c. George Ritzer
d. Zygmunt Bauman


b. JurgenHabermas

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___________ A counterideology that has arisen to challenge sexism and that seeks independence and equality for women

What will be an ideal response?

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The more global our view of sexuality ________

a. the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality. b. the greater the evidence that biology defines sexuality. c. the clearer we see that sexual practices are mostly the same all around the world. d. the easier it is to understand the latent functions of sexuality.

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Which of the following is a social role commonly attributed to families?

A. care for the elderly by the children B. transmission of cultural values C. units of economic production D. mass production of goods and services

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Alexa and Eduardo want to do a sociological study of working mothers in Brazil. Alexa wants to begin with some general theories about working moms in Brazil and then make hypotheses based on those theories. Eduardo prefers to collect data first by interviewing a representative sample of working Brazilian mothers and then formulate a theory to explain their findings. In this example, Alexa prefers to use ______ while Eduardo would rather use ______.

A. inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning B. deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning C. planning techniques; conceptual techniques D. conceptual techniques; planning techniques

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