A Sociologist from This Tradition Is Most Likely to Assert

question 24

Multiple Choice

A sociologist from this tradition is most likely to assert the following: "Social policy advocating the assimilation of a unique minority group is an abuse of power and a demonstration of the dominant culture's attempt to absorb a less powerful one."

• A)Functionalist
• B)Conflict theorist
• C)Symbolic interactionist
• D)Symbolic functionalist

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.

Biological Sex

The physical characteristics, such as reproductive and sexual anatomy, chromosome patterns, and hormone levels, that identify an individual as male, female, or intersex.

Expected Behaviors

Actions or reactions that are considered normal or anticipated in a particular social or cultural context.

Gender Typing

The process by which children acquire the values, motives, and behaviors considered appropriate for their gender in their culture.