"Wives, Submit Yourselves Unto Your Own Husbands, as Unto the Lord

question 60

Multiple Choice

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church." Many people still look to passages from the Christian Bible, like this one, to justify gender roles. Conflict theorists might argue that this is a ________ of religion because it ________.

• A) dysfunction; is homophobic
• B) function; promotes equality
• C) function; teaches us a basic sociological tenet
• D) dysfunction; promotes sexism

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Definitions:

Object-Relations Therapists

Mental health professionals who focus on the study and treatment of the way individuals form relationships with others based on early life experiences.

Unconscious Influence

The impact on behavior and decision-making by factors not consciously perceived by the individual.

Mental Representations

Mental representations are cognitive constructs that enable individuals to process and store information about the world, including images, words, and concepts, facilitating thought and understanding.

Exposure Treatments

Psychological treatments that involve the systematic exposure of a patient to a feared object or context without any danger, in order to overcome their anxiety.