The United States recently legalized gay marriage. Many people celebrated, but others oppose the law and refuse to sell goods or services to gay couples because they believe that marriage should only occur between men and women. The struggle between these two groups is an example of a(n) _________________________.
a. counterculture crusade
b. culture war
c. multicultural mismatch
d. ideology
b. culture war
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following are included in Ernest Becker's "four strands of emphasis" in terror management theory (TMT)?1. The world is a terrifying place.2. There is always an underlying good versus evil struggle, and good ultimately prevails.3. Because the terror of death is so overwhelming, we conspire to keep it unconscious.4. The basic motivation for human behavior is the need to control our basic anxiety, to deny the terror of death.
A. 2, 3, and 4 B. 1, 2, and 3 C. 1, 3, and 4 D. 1, 2, and 4
Rosa lives with her alcoholic husband and their daughter. Rosa sometimes calls in "sick" for her husband when he has a hangover, claiming he has a cold or other ailment. Rosa is exhibiting what type of behavior?
A. fixing B. falsifying C. enabling D. covering