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Category: Social Groups
It is difficult to ascertain the true extent of domestic violence because___________?
A. there is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. the changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. there is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic
Groups are mainly divided into main categories in-groups and out-groups, family, religion sex, these are examples of_____________?
A. in-groups
B. out-groups
C. both a @ b
D. None of these
Women have been excluded from the public sphere because_____________?
A. industrial capitalism separated the middle-class home from the workplace
B. those who enter paid employments have been sidelined into particular fields
C. it is difficult to succeed in malestream politics without compromising their femininity
D. all of the above
In larger groups each person has_____________?
A. less time to speak
B. more points of view to absorb
C. a more elaborate structure within which to function
D. all of the above
In West marriage appears to be in decline because________________?
A. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. all of the above
The social construction of childhood can be traced back to_____________?
A. the introduction of compulsory education
B. increasingly emotional ties between parents and children
C. new consumer goods for children such as clothes toys and books
D. all of the above
A group with which we identify and to which we belong is called a(n) ?
A. in-group
B. reference group
C. secondary group
D. relationship
Scientific theories in the nineteenth century tried to explain race in naturalistic terms Which of the following ideas was not considered ?
A. genetics
B. evolution
C. height
D. brain size
The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups are stressed by____________?
A. functionalists
B. conflict theorists
C. interactionists
D. classical theorists
Which of the following in NOT a criterion for groupthink to emerge ?
A. Members demand conformity and apply pressure to those who express doubts about a proposed course of action
B. Members withhold dissent and exercise self- censorship
C. Members share an illusion of invulnerability
D. Members share a common socioeconomic background
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