What does Naomi Wolf mean by the term “beauty myth”?

Among people with children, employed married women do less housework than employed married men.

Margaret Mead argued that gender was mostly defined by biology rather than culture.

Describe the Bogardus social distance scale. What does research using the scale tell us about changing attitudes of college students toward people in racial and ethnic minority categories of the population?

In general, income disparity is greater in lower-income nations than it is in higher-income nations.

Social mobility can take many forms. List and describe three types of social mobility. Give original examples of each to illustrate your answer.

What is a stereotype? How can applying the sociological perspective help to assess the validity of any stereotype?

In general, western states and states in the northeast have a higher percentage of legislators who are women than southern states.

Briefly explain the difference between Act and Bill.

Briefly explain at least two differences between an Act and a Regulation.