In a stereotypically conventional family, the wife/mother runs the household, cares for children, and meets the emotional needs of family members. Talcott Parsons termed this the __________
a. authoritarian role
b. expressive role
c. instrumental role
d. egalitarian role
b
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c. Twitter. d. The Wall Street Journal.
The results of contact with Anglo culture for Native Americans and Mexican American women were ______.
A. variable; their status relative to men sometimes rose, although always in the context of conquest and colonization B. negative; they lost much more power and status than the men C. positive; they gained power and status relative to the men D. positive only for married women; single women always lost power and status E. negative; they were often forced to become the heads of the household and perform additional labor
John is a student of sociology. He decides to dress as if he is a homeless person and goes to the local downtown library to "hang out" with the homeless to gather data for a research project. John is using which of these research methods to collect his data?
A. comparative research B. secondary data analysis C. qualitative methods D. quantitative methods
College campuses have been the scenes of racial tension and violence. How do problems in communication contribute to racial discord?
What will be an ideal response?