James and Marjorie have a marriage in which each partner finds comfort and support. This kind of intimate relationship is considered ideal according to
a. social-conflict analysis
b. symbolic-interaction analysis
c. structural-functional analysis
d. feminist analysis
Which term refers to an arrangement in which one woman carries and bears a child for another, usually in exchange for money?
a. surrogate motherhood
b. artificial insemination
c. in vitro fertilization
d. sperm donation
Sociologists use what term to refer to cases of scientific discoveries that occur faster than our ideas develop about the acceptable ways to use them?
a. innovation
b. cultural lag
c. technological backlash
d. non-normative advancement
In 2004, which state became the first to recognize lawful, same-sex marriage?
a. Vermont
b. California
c. Massachusetts
d. Connecticut
In the case of John and Luanne Buzzanca, who engaged a woman to serve as a surrogate mother using donated eggs and sperm, and who then divorced before the child was born, the court ruled that
a. both parental parties who engage a surrogate mother are responsible for the child.
b. in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the ovum is responsible for the child.
c. in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the sperm is responsible for the child.
d. surrogate mothers are partially responsible for the care and support of the child.
New reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization
a. is very expensive, and thus out of reach for many people.
b. is now responsible for half of all births in the United States.
c. has been legally banned in all fifty states in this country.
d. is permitted by law, but only for same-sex couples.
According to the structural-functional approach, which of the following social institutions is considered to be the most important?
a. the economy
b. politics
c. education
d. the family
Research shows that children raised by same-sex parents
a. outperform other children in school.
b. are at high risk of sexual abuse.
c. are more likely to become gay themselves.
d. receive the same supportive and effective parenting as those raised in other families.
As of 2014, how many countries (excluding the United States) have enacted lawful same-sex marriage in name, as well as in practice?
a. none
b. ten
c. sixteen
d. one hundred
Global companies do not have a great impact on easing unemployment in poor nations because they __________.
A) primarily use child laborers
B) use advanced technology whenever feasible
C) bring an American workforce with them
D) have very high turnover rates
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