Friedrich Engels, a frequent collaborator with Karl Marx, believed that female oppression was rooted in an unlikely and hidden place: the private property rights in capitalism. Because he drew connections between underlying systems of gender inequality and private property, Engels could be considered a _________ theorist.

a. conflict
b. structuralist
c. communist
d. postmodern


b. structuralist

Sociology

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After World War II, the search for new housing, economic prosperity, and the greater physical mobility brought on by cars combined to push more and more people outward from the central cities into

a. coastal communities. b. suburbs. c. small towns. d. rural villages.

Sociology

__________involves the use of force, actual or threatened, to engage a person in intimate physical acts against that person's will

A) Sexual coercion B) Uxoricide C) Lynching D) Sexual dimorphism

Sociology

Liu and Wilkinson argue that getting married is likely to protect transgender individuals and provide them with economic, social, and psychological resources. First, describe in what ways married people can have advantage over unmarried people. Then, using knowledge from previous readings, provide a counter argument as to why this assumption may not hold true.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Which type of informal social control is supported by 59 percent of pediatricians in spite of the possible harmful effects on children?

A. time-outs B. capital punishment C. institutionalization D. spanking

Sociology