What kind of men are more likely to approve of using violence against a spouse?
What will be an ideal response?
Traditional norms in many subcultures support male domination in marriage. In fact, men with traditional, or nonegalitarian, views toward sex-role relationships are more likely to approve of using violence against a spouse and are more likely to have actually used severe violence against their own spouses.
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The idea that religion is used to justify the status quo and maintain inequalities is associated with which theory?
a. conflict theory b. functionalism c. symbolic interactionism d. feminism
The problem of acid rain can be alleviated by a reduction in the ________
a. burning of fossil fuels b. consumption of nuclear energy c. heating of acids d. emission of carbon dioxide
The frequency of sexual intercourse appears to be highest for
A) those married more than ten years. B) those in their first year of marriage. C) cohabitors. D) the unmarried, but in committed relationships.
______ is the process by which cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas develop and grow over time.
A. Social order B. Urbanization C. Suburbanization D. Gemeinschaft