Compare and contrast the biosocial approach and social construction approach to gender. What are their key similarities and differences?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Table 1.1 compares the Biosocial and Strong social constructionist approaches. Students
should discuss the position of each approach on sexual dimorphism, relationship between sex and
gender and stance on intersex and transgendered people.
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The view of the family as a "haven in a heartless world" was encouraged by
A) industrialization. B) urbanization. C) immigration. D) all of the above three
Durkheim argued that societies move from a state of __________, a cohesiveness based on the similarity among its members, to ___________, a cohesiveness based on difference
a. gesellschaft; gemeinschaft b. gemeinschaft; gesellschaft c. mechanical solidarity; organic solidarity d. organic solidarity; mechanical solidarity
The most commonly used graphic depiction of the age/sex distribution of a population is called a(n) __________
a. demographic diagram b. socio-ecological snapshot c. population pyramid d. actuarial graph
Judaism is like Christianity and Islam in which of the following ways?
A. They all use the same religious text. B. They are all polytheistic. C. They are all monotheistic. D. They share the same ritualistic traditions.