Most of the commonly given reasons for differential treatment of people on the basis of age and gender are based on:
a. biological factors
b. cultural factors
c. social factors
d. religious factors
A
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Which of the following would be an example of anomie?
A. A man loses his job, his fortune, and his family during the Great Depression of the 1930s. B. An individual takes a shortcut to school and gets lost. C. A woman wins a lottery and gives a considerable amount of her winnings to several charities that are important to her. D. All these answers are correct.
Tichenor, who examined marriages where the wives earned more than their husbands, contends that
A) the wife's power in the relationship generally increases. B) the husband yields to the wife in money decision making matters. C) power is more closely related to gender than to income or status. D) both A and B above are true.
Which of the following is not true of all hunting and gathering groups studied in the 20th century?
a) Violent deaths comprise less than 30% of all deaths. b) They live by gathering fruits and vegetables and hunting animals. c) They move on when the local supply of food or game is depleted. d) In these populations, e00 is estimated to range from 20 years to 37 years.
When were new child laws legislated to protect youths from exploitation?
a. at the Constitutional Convention b. immediately after the Civil War c. near the end of the 19th century d. during the turbulent 1960s