Which statement best characterizes the general trends in global politics since the middle part of the 20th century?
a. More countries than ever find themselves in a state of transitional politics
b. The number of democracies has risen sharply since the 1990s while the number of autocracies has decreased dramatically.
c. There are fewer countries overall now than there were in 1950
d. Autocracies have been steadily rising while democracies have been steadily declining.
B
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A) a vigorous ethnic community B) family disorganization C) a strong desire to assimilate D) deviant religious values
Research suggests that early childhood teachers are more accepting of girls' crossgender behaviors and explorations than they are of such behaviors from boys. Apparently, teachers believe that boys who behave like "sissies" are at greater risk of becoming homosexual and psychologically illadjusted than are girls who behave like "tomboys.". The practice speaks to which one of the following dynamics?
a. the dynamics of socialization b. innate differences between boys and girls c. biologically based differences between boys and girls d. gender neutral approaches to education
To state that two variables are correlated means that they are ______.
a. caused by one another b. both related to a third variable c. related to each other d. unrelated
Sociologists are interested in the following aspects of families:
a. The relationship between family and marriage b. The importance of birth order to parental behavior c. The different forms of family and how they are formed and maintained d. Family strictly defined as heterosexual marriage