What ideology justifies the Indian caste system?

A. elitism
B. rational pragmatism
C. traditional Confucian doctrine
D. traditional Hindu doctrine


Answer: D

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a. persuasion. b. traditional authority. c. charismatic authority. d. rational-legal authority.

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Define, compare, and contrast the concepts of doing gender, undoing gender, and redoing gender. Explain how the participants in Connell’s study exemplified each concept. Do students think that non-transpeople also undo and redo gender? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

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In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two components?

a. the act and criminal intent b. a criminal and a victim c. the act and the social harm d. the law and the violation

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Which is NOT a principle that seems to explain the variation in perceptions of ranking and grouping people into classes?

A. People in the middle or at the top are more likely to conceive of class differences in financial terms. B. People perceive a rank order. C. They agree more about the extremes than about the middle of the prestige range. D. People lump together into large groups those who are furthest from them.

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