Question 26Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following is NOT considered an explanation for the gender gap in employment or for the disparity in wealth between men and women?Question 26Answera.Women used to be banned from owning propertyb.Lack of higher education amongst womenc.Motherhood penaltyd.SexismClear my choiceQuestion 27Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textTwo people who have just had a baby have turned from a ____ to a ____.Question 27Answera.dyad; triad coupleb.family de facto group; nuclear familyc.primary group; secondary groupClear my choiceQuestion 28Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textSociology is often categorized as a soft science becauseQuestion 28Answera.it is an empirical scienceb.most sociologists deploy qualitative methodsc.it lacks a systematic methodologyd.sociologists are not able to perfectly predict human behaviorClear my choiceQuestion 29Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following family models has become less common in the U.S. over the last 5 decades?Question 29Answera.Step familiesb.Extended familiesc.Single parentd.Nuclear familyClear my choiceQuestion 30Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textA cultural universal is something that:Question 30Answera.is based on social norms.b.is found in all cultures.c.may or may not be of value in meeting social needs.d.addresses all aspects of a group's behavior.

Which of the following is NOT considered an explanation for the gender gap in employment or for the disparity in wealth between men and women?Question 26Answera.Women used to be banned from owning propertyb.Lack of higher education amongst womenc.Motherhood penaltyd.Sexism

Question 36Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textAll of the following are plausible reasons for a decrease in the birth rate EXCEPT:Question 36Answera.Women in poorer countries have more children, so women in industrialized countries have less childrenb.Increased access to contraceptivesc.Women choosing to have a career over motherhoodd.Government policies regulating the amount of children a person can haveClear my choiceQuestion 37Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following is a common criticism of the term 'industrializing country' ?Question 37Answera.The term is misleading and tends to mask inequalitiesb.The term suggests that these countries have a low rate of literacyc.The term suggests that a nation has a low standard of livingd.The term wrongly suggests that these countries have industriesClear my choiceQuestion 38Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textIn a shotgun wedding, a marriage between two people is forced because of an unplanned pregnancy. All of the following factors have contributed to the decrease of shotgun weddings EXCEPTQuestion 38Answera.The number of out-of-wedlock births has decreasedb.Increasing availability of welfare support for unwed mothersc.Increasing availability of birth controld.Out-of-wedlock births have become less stigmatizedClear my choiceQuestion 39Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textA woman being married to two men would be an example of:Question 39Answera.monogamyb.cohabitationc.polygynyd.polyandryClear my choiceQuestion 40Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textOne social class model proposed by sociologists posits that there are six social classes in America. In this model, classes are defined by a certain range of income. Which of the following is the most common criticism of this model?Question 40Answera.Social status is also determined by non-economic factors such as education or occupational prestige.b.Class is an inadequate category since American society is meritocratic and achievement based.c.The tendency of people to associate with those of equal standing has strengthened class differences.d.The model is too complex since there are only three important classes in the United states.

Question 21Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textAmong the reasons socialism never developed into a political movement in the United States was that trade unions ______.Question 21Answera.broke up monopoliesb.diversified the workforcec.secured workers' rightsd.guaranteed health careClear my choiceQuestion 22Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textA large portion of the Kinsey Report is focused on what sexual topic?Question 22Answera.Frequency of sexual intercourseb.Sexual orientationc.Extramarital affairsd.AsexualityClear my choiceQuestion 23Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textAll of the following statements about slavery are true EXCEPTQuestion 23Answera.Slavery continues through debt bondage, indentured servitude, and forced laborb.In the United States, the most notorious instance of slavery is the Atlantic slave tradec.The number of slaves has significantly decreased since the 19th centuryd.Debt bondage or bonded labor can be passed on from generation to generationClear my choiceQuestion 24Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textA small minority wields political power through special, non-state affiliations. This describes:Question 24Answera.elite/managerial theoryb.globalizationc.pluralismd.class analysisClear my choiceQuestion 25Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textSociobiology is closely allied to all of the following EXCEPT:Question 25Answera.Evolutionary psychologyb.Human behavioral ecologyc.Darwinian anthropologyd.Social conflict theory

According to class lecture, the gender wage/pay gap still exists. Which of the following are factors that account for this:Group of answer choicesoccupation segregationdiscriminationfamily responsibilitiesall of the above

Question 31Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhen do citizens gain suffrage in the United States?Question 31Answera.When they reach 21 years of ageb.Whey they do not hold more than one nationalityc.When they reach 18 years of aged.When they are checked for mental competency and education historyClear my choiceQuestion 32Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textFill in the blank. The courts generally practice ______________, or a general bias for precedents or existing decisions.Question 32Answera.Stare decisisb.Judicial reviewc.Amicus curiaed.Tort reformClear my choiceQuestion 33Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich characteristic of the House of Representatives was NOT intentionally designed to make it more democratic, in comparison to the Senate?Question 33Answera.The House of Representatives is hierarchically organized, whereas the power structure in the Senate is more dispersed.b.Representatives are elected for two-year terms in comparison to six-year terms for Senators.c.The national census determines the number of Representatives for each state, while each state always sends two members to the Senate.Clear my choiceQuestion 34Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich president declared war on poverty and hoped to build a great society?Question 34Answera.Abraham Lincolnb.Lyndon Johnsonc.Theodore Rooseveltd.Jimmy CarterClear my choiceQuestion 35Not yet answeredMarked out of 1.00Flag questionTipsQuestion textAfter the 2007-08 Great Recession, the United States experienced the highest levels of unemployment since the Great Depression. Which of the following best describes how the different economic schools of thought would approach unemployment?Question 35Answera.Keynesians insist that it is a result of labor exploitation, while classical economists would encourage an expansion of the money supplyb.Monetarists would encourage government intervention to stimulate demand, while Marxists would use monetary policy to lower interest ratesc.Keynesians would encourage government intervention to stimulate demand, while classical economists would use monetary policy to lower interest ratesd.Marxists insist that it is a result of labor exploitation, while monetarists would encourage an expansion of the money supply