Oliver (1994) noted that men who had committed assaults reported that most of the assaultive episodes resulted from a series of precipitating conditions known as:
a. independent transgressions
b. specific transgressions
c. cumulative transgressions
d. autonomy transgressions
d
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A very remote tribe of people lives in the highlands of Papua, New Guinea. Boys are expected to undergo a blood initiation, which to outsiders would seem quite cruel and inhuman. For example, elders stick long canes into the young initiates' noses and a sharp arrow pierces their tongues a number of times. Members of the tribe believe that these rituals are necessary to expel the contaminated blood received from their mothers when they gave birth to them. Men may not marry or assume adult responsibilities unless they undergo these rituals. What do these rituals represent to these young men?
A. agents of socialization B. a life-course perspective C. a rite of passage D. a total institution
In the last few years, women have finally achieved gender equality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is cultural relativism?
a. the idea that cultural meanings and practices must be evaluated in their own social contexts b. the idea that cultural meanings and practices must be evaluated in relation to other cultures c. the idea that cultural meanings and practices are fundamental, inherited, innate, and fixed across cultures d. the idea that cultural meanings and practices must be evaluated in relation to a control group
How has Germany changed since the end of World War II?
What will be an ideal response?