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Question 12.5 pts

Watch the short video, "Wedding Advice: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace" (less than 5 minutes): https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/soc/&f=Wedding_Advice&cc=1 (Links to an external site.)

Then, respond to the questions presented in this quiz.

According to a commentator in the video, the wedding industry uses which of the following strategies to increase profits on wedding attire?

Group of answer choices

promoting multiple wedding ceremonies

selling union-made dresses made in the United States

purposely selling oversized dresses that will require additional altering

promoting multiple marriage partners

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Question 22.5 pts

The video illustrates numerous examples of how men and women are socialized to have certain expectations about marriage with regard to the opposite sex. For example, men are taught to prefer and expect certain things from their wives. This reflects which concept?

Group of answer choices

exogamy

polygyny

propinquity

heteronormativity

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Question 32.5 pts

In the video, we see that society shapes marriage differently for men and for women. For example, women may be taught to depend on a husband, while men are often taught to have a negative expectation of marriage (thus devaluing women). Based on these different messages, marriage is structured as a site of stratification between husbands and wives. Given this, the analysis is based on which theoretical perspective?

Group of answer choices

structural functionalist

symbolic interactionist

conflict

socialist

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Question 42.5 pts

In the study of different societies, sociologists have documented examples of polygyny. When we compare those findings with the ones in the video, a sociologist is most likely to conclude about family that:

Group of answer choices

while there is no natural form for marriage, same-sex and heterosexual marriages require two partners.

given the historical evidence, the nuclear family is not a myth.

families are a primary vehicle for personality stabilization.

family forms are socially constructed.

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is Option A. The wedding industry promotes multiple wedding ceremonies.
2. The correct answer is Option D. This is an example of heteronormativity.
3. The correct answer is Option C. This is an example of the conflict perspective.
4. The correct answer is Option D. A sociologist would conclude that family forms are socially constructed.