Social scientists are now in agreement that mental illness is essentially a myth.

Social scientists are now in agreement that mental illness is essentially a myth.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

All of the following statements regarding gender socialization by parents are true EXCEPT that:
 
  a. children's toys reflect their parent's gender expectation.
 b. baby boys are treated more roughly by their parents.
 c. parents are more prone to talk and sing to male infants.
 d. girl babies receive more gentle treatment.

Question 3

The __________ system is a type of stratification based on the ownership and control of resources and on the type of work people do.
 
  a. caste
  b. slavery
  c. chattel
  d. class

Question 4

Many practitioners of Western medicine are opposed to alternative medicine because alternative medicine treats health care too much like a science and not enough like an art.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

The text points out that gender-appropriate behavior is:
 
  a. acquired at birth.
 b. fixed and inalterable by age five.
 c. learned through the socialization process.
 d. difficult for some people to learn.