VYou and your friend are on a roller coaster. As the car climbs to the top of the hill you feel excited. Your friend, however, is clearly terrified. You know this because your friend has a death grip on your arm and is yelling, "I’m terrified!" For each theory of emotion, provide its explanation for why you are excited and why your friend is terrified.

What is the role of institutions in society - do they perform positive functions, or simply work in the interests of the powerful and against the powerless? (a related question here is why do our life chances vary by class, gender and ethnicity)

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.

What made it increasingly difficult for president roosevelt to stay neutral during world war ii?