Same-sex marriage has been at the forefront of America's "culture wars" for over a decade. What progress preceded the Supreme Court's 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationally?
a.) The federal tax code allowed same-sex couples to file a joint return.
b.) The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was struck down.
c.) A majority of Americans agreed that a heterosexual union need not define a family.
d.) A majority of states legalized same-sex marriage.
Answer: b.) The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was struck down.
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A) class improvisation B) social solidarity C) social bond D) false class consciousness
To call an addiction a moral problem is to locate its cause in the goodness or badness of human action and to suggest that a solution depends on changing evil ways. To call it a medical problem is to locate its cause in the biological workings of the mind or body and to suggest that a solution rests with a drug, a vaccine, or surgery. This contrast in viewpoint suggests that
a. labels are important because they tend to evoke a particular cause and a particular solution. b. addiction cannot be a medical problem. c. there is no right way to talk about addictions. d. it is difficult to explain addiction.
Power supported by norms and values that legitimate its use is termed:
a. authority. b. coercion. c. influence. d. tradition.
Which of the following is not one of the social controls on our thinking?
a. socialization b. the social structure c. language d. reality