The belief that men and women should have equal opportunities in economic, political, and social life is called:
sexism
ageism
feminism
androgyny
2.5 points
Daniel strongly believes that his girlfriend Jennifer enjoys shopping because she is a girl, and he thinks a guy wouldn't be willing to spend a lot of time shopping for a pair of pants because that's not what guys do. Daniel's thinking falls into the fallacy of:
gender essentialism
doing gender
gender inequality
glass ceiling
In contrast to Marx, Weber sees class as:
the conflicts between proletariat and bourgeoisie.
only determined by the means of production.
antagonistic and exploitative.
defined not only wealth but also power and status
Which of the following best describes the fortunes of the major social classes in the United States in the last three decades?
All social classes have seen positive changes in income and wealth.
The rich have gotten much richer; people in the middle class have made no significant gains, and the poor have increased in number and grown poorer.
The rich have gotten richer; people in the middle class have made significant gains; and the poor have stayed about the same.
none of the above
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach was a German physiologist, and he was considered as one of the founding fathers of anthropology. He measured skulls to categorize human beings into five different races. Based on his measurements of skull bumps, Blumenbach concluded that Caucasians are the superlatives because of their excellent skull qualities. This is an example of:
scientific racism
institutional racism
racial microaggression
social Darwinism
As a sociological concept, ethnicity refers to:
a set of distinct physical characteristics based on a scientific classification of human beings
an inborn difference that separates one group from others
cultural practices and outlooks, including language, history, ancestry, religion, and styles of dress or adornment that tend to set people apart
all of the above.
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