When societies attempt to solve social problems they use social policies.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Political life in the U.S. is changing rapidly due to changes in:
a. income
b. minority populations
c. the role of women
d. the wealth of the country
According to the text, your own biases are likely to be shaped by:
a. the media you watch
b. the people you hand around with
c. liberal sources
d. conservative sources
The social system in which men control the majority of power and exert authority over women and children is called:
a. matriarchy
b. patriarchy
c. male dominant society
d. modernity
Karl Marx suggested that there are only two social classes. These include the:
a. bourgeois
b. middle class
c. working class
d. urban underclass
The need to generate advertising dollars leads television and radio stations to:
a. sensationalize the news
b. play more classical music
c. raise the intellectual level of their product
d. reduce the amount of time spent on advertising
The process of children learning to follow cultural rules and trying to meet the expectations of the gender they perceive themselves to be is called:
a. gender learning
b. gender identity
c. gender acquisition
d. gender matriculation
Which of the following occupations ranks higher in occupational prestige?
a. housewife
b. house husband
c. secretary
d. service station attendant
The first step of social science research is to form a hypothesis.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Among the niches that the new radio fills are all of the following except:
a. talk shows
b. transportability
c. situation comedies
d. sports communities
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