Identify and discuss Blood and Wolfe's resource theory
What will be an ideal response?
The student should indicate that Blood and Wolf's resource theory suggests the amount of resources a partner has in the marriage will determine the level of power he/she has in the relationship. Resources are identified as money, sex, education, occupation, emotional skills, parenting skills, homemaking skills, and money management skills.
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a. gay males and lesbians were looked at equally negatively b. lesbians were looked at more positively c. lesbians were looked at more negatively d. both were looked at equally positively
Chapter 13 focuses on dominant-minority situations in a(n) ______ context.
A. cross-national B. national C. Americanized D. Third World
An individual who tries to influence legislation in accord with the preferences of an interest group is called a ________.
A. lobbyist B. troublemaker C. politician D. radical
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A. a stepmother family B. a co-mother family C. a mother-stepfamily D. a quasi-stepfamily