Who makes the important decisions in a family? Is power equally shared by all members of the family? These are questions that would likely be asked by
A. conflict theorists.
B. functionalists.
C. symbolic interactionists.
D. exchange theorists.
A
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What helped the United States bring down Osama Bin Laden in May 2011?
a. new military technology b. diplomatic envoys c. decreased surveillance d. revised economic systems
According to demographic transition theory, which of the following is a characteristic of an early industrial society?
A. The total fertility rate of a population at this stage is between 1.8 and 2.1. B. Couples may have large numbers of children because they fear many of them will die. C. Most couples adopt birth control methods to limit the number of children. D. The decrease in child care responsibilities enables women to work outside the home. E. Women tend to be well educated and have full-time jobs or careers.
After graduate-level study of sociology, sociologists trained in ________ research methods lean toward ________
a. qualitative; surveys b. qualitative; participant observation c. quantitative; participant observation d. quantitative; qualitative measures
In her interview with Dalton Conley, Jen'nan Read discusses the meaning of the terms "Arab" and "Muslim." Prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Arab Americans were mostly unnoticed in the United States. Since then, however, Arab Americans have been the targets of racism and discrimination, and they have now been effectively racialized because
a.) the census has determined that all Arab Americans are Muslim. b.) of the interest in identifying members of the same ethnic group. c.) of the tendency to conflate the terms "Arab" and "Muslim." d.) right-wing nativists have enacted laws that identify Arab Americans as Muslim.