Which of the following are proposed explanations for the feminization of poverty, or the tendency for a disproportionate number of the global poor population to be women?

a. women are treated as male property.
b. women are not allowed to own land.
c. women are not allowed an education.
d. women are relegated to low paying occupations due to cultural sexism.

In which research method does a researcher change the value of one variable to determine how the change affects another variable? a. experiment b. observational research c. survey d. case study

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Most sociologists agree that: a. culture is central in shaping gender roles, but only in preliterate societies. b. biological factors have some influence, but cultural factors are more important determinants of gender roles. c. biological factors are influential in determining gender roles, but only in industrial or complex societies. d. biological factors only explain differences between men and women with regard to aggression and disease. e. there is no difference between the influences of culture or biology on the development of gender roles, as they are unpredictable.