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Which theoretical perspective is most likely to look at who in society controls access to technology?
 
  a. Structural functionalism
 b. Conflict theory
 c. Symbolic interactionism
 d. Feminist theory

Question 2

RU486, an oral contraceptive widely used in France, Great Britain, and China, is legally available but opposed by many Americans. According to symbolic interactionists, this illustrates
 
  a. gatekeepers to scientific discoveries.
 b. the masculinization of technology.
 c. cultural lag.
 d. the significance of socially constructed beliefs about technology.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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