Question

most americans today believe that marriage is an equal partnership, but in these marriages women still perform more of the housework than men. this is a case of...
select one:
o a. a norm of society being enforced by sanctions.
o b. the values of society not aligning with the beliefs of society.
o c. ideal culture being different from real culture.
o d. all of the above

electric cars have been available for a few years now. however, very few people are buying them. in fact, it may be decades before they become normal. this delay in adopting innovations within society is called...
select one:
o a. cultural diffusion.
o b. innovation delay.
o c. culture lag.
o d. invention delay.

Explanation:

• First question:
• Ideal culture represents the norms and values a society claims to have, while real culture is how people actually behave. Here, the belief that marriage is an equal partnership (ideal culture) vs. women doing more housework (real - culture) shows a difference.
• Option a: There is no mention of sanctions enforcing a norm. Option b: The problem is about the gap between ideal (beliefs about marriage as equal) and real (women doing more housework), not values vs. beliefs.
• Second question:
• Culture lag refers to the idea that non - material culture (like people's acceptance and adoption of new technologies) lags behind material culture (the availability of electric cars).
• Option a: Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural elements, not about the delay in adoption. Option b: Innovation delay is not a standard sociological term. Option d: Invention delay is also not a standard term in this context.

Answer:

• First question: C. ideal culture being different from real culture.
• Second question: C. culture lag.