In preindustrial societies, kinship is usually traced through one parent (unilineally). The most common pattern of unilineal descent is _____ descent, which is a system of tracing descent through the father's side of the family

a. matrilineal
b. patrilineal
c. neolineal
d. endolineal


b

Sociology

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Research by Bainbridge and others suggests The War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938 did not result in widespread panic as has been reported

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Semantic memory can be described as involving which type of ability?

a. being able to recall a stimuli viewed for a few seconds b. remembering to do something in the future c. remembering where something was heard or seen d. recalling the definition of a word or a historical fact

Sociology

Today's family ecologists stress the interdependence of all the world's families, not only with one another but also with our planet's __________ environment

a. internal b. physical c. family d. living-learning

Sociology

One of the biggest controversies regrading sexual ____________ is the practice of sex education in U.S. classrooms.

a. attitudes b. behaviors c. identities d. orientations

Sociology