Dr. Paulson is conducting research on states' reactions to ...

[gbarreiro]

Dr. Paulson is conducting research on states' reactions to activist movements for the legalization of gay marriage. Dr. Paulson has suggested that the state-by-state banning of gay marriage is an effort to keep the benefits conferred by marriage,
 
  including inheritance of property and social security survivor benefits, within the heterosexual majority. Based on what you have learned this far in the course, which theoretical outlook do you think Dr. Paulson belongs to?
  A. functionalist theory
  B. conflict theory
  C. symbolic interaction
  D. none of these

Question 2

Denise has two children, ages five and six. She picks them up at daycare between 5-5:30, then sits them in front of the television or a video game while she makes dinner. She lets them eat in front of the television and the family does not eat together.
 
  She does not monitor whether the children have bathed and brushed their teeth, and does not put the children to bed. Which of the following labels best fits Denise's parenting style?
  A. authoritative
  B. authoritarian
  C. uninvolved
  D. active

[jaygar71]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C