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201SociologyMedium

According to Weeks et al which ONE of the following is a characteristic of gay and lesbian partnerships?

Alimited relational commitment

Bshared emotional labor

Csignificant power imbalance

Dfixed domestic roles

Correct answer

B. shared emotional labor

Explanation

The correct answer is shared emotional labor.

202SociologyMedium

Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included________?

AItaly’s practice of punishing couples who have two or more children.

Bchina’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

CBrazil’s refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children

DFrance’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children.

Correct answer

B. china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

Explanation

The correct answer is china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion..

203SociologyMedium

In Gerhard Lenski,s theory of sociocultural evolution a society’s level of ________ is critical to the way it is organized?

Ahealth care

Bagriculture

Ctechnology

Dall of the above

Correct answer

C. technology

Explanation

The correct answer is technology.

204SociologyMedium

Conflict theory is heavily indebted to the work of________?

AAbell

BMead

CPareto

DParsons

EMarx

Correct answer

E. Marx

Explanation

The correct answer is Marx.

205SociologyMedium

The term informal economy is used to describe________?

Athe activities of small businesses

Btransactions outside the sphere of regular employment

Cwork where no money changes hands

Dorganizations with less rigid rules and procedures

Correct answer

B. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment

Explanation

The correct answer is transactions outside the sphere of regular employment.

206SociologyMedium

A large kinship group whose members inhibit one geographical area and believe that they are descendent from a common ancestor is known as a________?

AKin group

Bclass

CTribe

DClan

Correct answer

A. Kin group

Explanation

The correct answer is Kin group.

207SociologyMedium

Central to the concept of social movement is the idea that ________?

Asocial movements occur inside the institutional framework of everyday life

Bsocial movements appear only in times of controlled slow social change

Cpeople intervene in the process of social change

Dpeople do not readily undertake joint activity

Correct answer

C. people intervene in the process of social change

Explanation

The correct answer is people intervene in the process of social change.

208SociologyMedium

What is the process by which schools help to perpetuate social and economic inequalities across the generations called?

Apassive consumption

Bcultural reproduction

Cformal communication

Dconceptual abstraction

Correct answer

B. cultural reproduction

Explanation

The correct answer is cultural reproduction.

209SociologyMedium

According to Manuel Castells which is the defining organizational structure of our age?

Ahierarchy

Bconglomerates

Cnetworks

Dbureaucracy

Correct answer

C. networks

Explanation

The correct answer is networks.

210SociologyMedium

The term ‘secondary deviation refers to________?

AThe punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts

Bthe ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action

CAll of the above

Dthe labelling of an act as deviant through social reaction to it

Correct answer

C. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included________?

AItaly’s practice of punishing couples who have two or more children.

Bchina’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

CBrazil’s refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children

DFrance’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children.

Correct answer

B. china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

Explanation

The correct answer is china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion..

The term informal economy is used to describe________?

Athe activities of small businesses

Btransactions outside the sphere of regular employment

Cwork where no money changes hands

Dorganizations with less rigid rules and procedures

Correct answer

B. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment

Explanation

The correct answer is transactions outside the sphere of regular employment.

Central to the concept of social movement is the idea that ________?

Asocial movements occur inside the institutional framework of everyday life

Bsocial movements appear only in times of controlled slow social change

Cpeople intervene in the process of social change

Dpeople do not readily undertake joint activity

Correct answer

C. people intervene in the process of social change

Explanation

The correct answer is people intervene in the process of social change.