Relative deprivation describes
a. the inability to afford the basic necessities of life: food, clothing, and shelter
b. a condition in which a person's economic wealth matches his or her social status
c. the income discrepancy between men and working who have the same occupation
d. a conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities
Ans: d. a conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities
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Within religious institutions, while men are more likely to serve as preachers, women take on the role of Sunday school teachers, childcare providers, church housework, and/or social directors. This is also called the
a) gendered division of labor. b) collective division of labor. c) communal division of labor. d) societal division of labor.
A young girl, who is an easygoing, somewhat shy 10-year-old is confronted a lot by boys at her school. Some social scientists believe that by encouraging her to behave more aggressively, she will learn to stand up to these boys. This indicates a belief in the __________ side of the nature/nurture debate.
(a) nature (b) protective (c) aggressive (d) nurture
During the ______________ stage of the process of remarriage the family system typically remains divided primarily along biological lines
a. early remarriage b. middle remarriage c. later remarriage d. all of the above
When two variables tend to change together in some predictable direction, we can state that:
a. one caused the other to occur b. no relationship exists between the two c. there is probably little sample bias in the study d. the two are correlated with one another