Events that occur at about the same age for people around the world, such as starting school, are called
A. nonnormative influences.
B. socially constructed events.
C. normative age-graded influences.
D. normative history-graded influences.
Answer: C
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Chapter 13 discussed many recommendations about society's prevention of rape. Which of the following is not one of those recommendations?
a. Education about rape needs to be improved, beginning in the last two years of high school. b. The laws need to be changed, so that the legal process is less stressful to the person who has been raped. c. Men's groups on campus can help to organize information sessions about the problem of rape and sexual assault. d. The media must reduce the level of violence in films, popular music, and other forms of "entertainment.".
In some cultures, women may be killed by their brothers or other male relatives killing the victim because the relatives believe she has violated the family's honor
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
People who show features of schizophrenia for one to six months, and whose daily life functioning is not yet greatly impaired, may have
a. mild schizophrenia. b. moderate schizophrenia. c. schizophreniform disorder. d. affective disorder.
Prosocial and self-care skills are tangibly rewarded via points or other items later exchanged for privileges such as day trips outside the hospital in
a. cognitive therapy. b. prosocial therapy. c. milieu therapy. d. a token economy.