Disengagement theory is guided by which theoretical approach?
a. the social-conflict approach
b. the structural-functional approach
c. the symbolic-interaction approach
d. the sociobiological approach
Question 2In the United States, a recent trend involving parenting is that
a. women are having more children.
b. women are marrying earlier in life.
c. more adults are delaying having children or choosing to remain childless.
d. most men are now marrying before age twenty.
Question 3In low-income nations, inequality between men and women is greater than it is in high-income countries.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Which of the following statements is consistent with the functionalist view?
a. A society experiences the least disruption when sexuality is regulated by custom and law.
b. Sexual order, and therefore social order, is maintained when childhood sexual victimization is denounced.
c. Cohabitation and homosexual liaisons are not disruptive of the social equilibrium because they offer outlets for people who need them.
d. The violation of sexual norms often leads to social problems such as sexual violence
Question 5The region in the world with the greatest number of poor street children is Latin America.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false