As societies industrialize, the status of women tends to improve significantly. Industrialization in the United States created a gap between the nonpaid work performed by men at home and the paid work of women.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Environmental __________ is the belief that a disproportionate number of hazardous facilities (including industries such as waste disposal/treatment and chemical plants) are placed in low-income areas populated primarily by people of color.
a. justice b. racism
c. displacement d. equality
Question 3The corporate rich influence the political system by______________.
a. dominating the federal government
b. working with grassroots community groups to end voter apathy
c. widening participation on special commissions and advisory committees
d. employing people to reduce social unrest
Question 4In agrarian societies, people no longer have to move continually in search of food and they can acquire a surplus. Men gain control over the disposition of the surplus and the kinship system, and this control serves men's interests.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Ecofeminism emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s out of the feminist, peace, and ecology movements. It is based on the belief that __________ is a root cause of environmental problems.
a. social class b. matriarchy
c. feminism d. patriarchy
Question 6William Domhoff used the term __________ to refer to a small, fixed, privileged group of people with the power to constrain the political system and serve the interests of capitalism.
a. power elite
b. ruling class
c. special interest group
d. political action committee
Question 7In most horticultural and pastoral societies, women are full economic partners with men; relations between them tend to be cooperative and relatively egalitarian.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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