In the film Race the Power of an Illusion How is Eugenics defined and what was its purpose?

What will be an ideal response?


Based on simple Mendelian genetics it was believed that one gene from the father and the mother gave rise to any trait, physical, behavioral and even moral. Its aim was to breed the best and the brightest, always white, and to breed out society's worst and weakest of all colors.

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Sociologist Mayer Zald suggests that during some periods of time there are very few social movements in a society and, at other times, a wave of social movements will emerge What reason did Zald suggest to explain the number of social movements increasing or decreasing?

A) They increased during periods of economic expansion. B) They decrease when a society experiences population shrinkage. C) They decrease during periods of political stability. D) They increase when the society experiences a cultural crisis.

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Divorce in China

A) is simple and without cost if both parties agree to it. B) requires that both parties agree to it. C) has rates very similar to industrialized countries. D) is illegal and no accurate data is available on informal separation.

Sociology

Conventionals are opposed to the legalization of same-sex marriages and ignore those marriages that may have been performed legally elsewhere

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In which context have the never married most likely been reared?

a. single parent home b. dual income home c. intact parental home d. home with grandparents

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