U.S. culture holds a strong belief in:
A traditions of past
B individuality
C equality of condition for all
B individuality
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Six-year-old Martha picks up her toys and puts them away. Her father smiles and pats her on the back. The smile and pat represent a ____________ sanction
a. positive formal c. negative informal b. negative formal d. positive informal
______ was one of the leading structural-functionalists who developed strain theory in the mid-1900s.
A. Travis Hirschi B. Robert K. Merton C. Erving Goffman D. Talcott Parsons
Gay and heterosexual couples:
A) differ in regard to sharing decision making. B) are the same in regard to being vulnerable to breaking up. C) are similar in regard to having equal power and control. D) differ in regard to being emotionally expressive.
What accounts for the high divorce rate since the middle of the last century?
a. women’s greater economic independence as they entered the workforce in greater numbers b. growing and greater expectations about what a marriage should be c. longevity, that is, people live longer and so have a longer time to consider divorce d. All of the above contribute to the rising divorce rate