Today, approximately what percent of all American women are in the paid labor force?
a. 20
b. 33
c. 45
d. 60
e. 75
Question 2Which one of the following is not one of the three essential components of religion as identified by Durkheim?
a. community of worshippers
b. great books such as the Bible, Koran or Torah
c. beliefs about the sacred and the profane
d. rituals
Question 3Jobs dominated by women emphasize which cultural behavior?
a. risk taking
b. nurturance
c. competitiveness
d. mathematical expertise
e. executive decision making
Question 4In The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life, Emile Durkheim cautioned that sociologists who study religion must assume that
a. God does not exist.
b. there are no religions which are false.
c. some religions are false.
d. all religions include notions of higher beings and that humans are made in their likeness.
Question 5Which of the following is NOT true of the way women use language, according to the research of Deborah Tannen?
a. Women use language to create intimacy.
b. Women use language to establish connections with others.
c. Women are acutely aware of the status differences implied in the speaking styles.
d. Women use conversation to share mutual understandings about their everyday problems.
e. These are all ways in which women use language, according to Tannen.
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