Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Socialization ends when you become an adult.
2. Retirement is not a single transition, but rather a series of adjustments that varies from one person another.
3. In the U.S., the ascribed statuses of race and gender can function as master statuses that have an important impact on one's potential to achieve a desired professional and social status.
4. Reality is shaped by our definitions—but not our perceptions and evaluations.
5. Positive age-seniority language distinctions are uncommon in the United States.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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a. Buildings became much taller. b. Cities became much larger geographically and had many more people. c. Cities stood at the center of an expanding urban region. d. All of these responses are correct.

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Compared to industrial wages of around $39 an hour in the United States, comparable workers in Mexico earn around__________.

A. $2.90 an hour B. $3.90 an hour C. $16.90 an hour D. $66.90 an hour

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Which among the following is the least significant reason for the decrease in unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S. since 2007?

A) doubling of deportations of illegal immigrants B) conversion of immigrants to legal status C) decline in job opportunities brought about by the Great Depression D) passage of state laws aimed at undocumented immigrants

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According to the text, the fact that many health forms follow up a question about whether or not a patient is sexually active with a question about the use of regular birth control is an example of:

A. gender expectations. B. institutional sexism. C. feminism. D. heteronormativity.

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