According to the arguments presented in the text, the possibility that the new "battered women's syndrome" laws may perpetuate the view that women are irrational is a:

a. manifest function.
b. latent function.
c. latent dysfunction.
d. manifest dysfunction.


b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to your text, when research touches on significant areas in research participants' lives, then research is likely to merge with

(a) ethics (b) experimentation (c) counseling (d) emotions

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Among low- and middle-income countries, which region had the highest proportion of HIV-positive pregnant women receiving ART treatment?

a) Sub-Saharan Africa b) Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Europe & Central Asia c) East, South & South-East Asia d) Latin America & the Caribbean

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An examination of death rates for firearm-related injuries reveals that:

a. the rate of firearm deaths has declined over the last 25 years. b. most firearm-related deaths are homicides. c. Hispanic males have the highest firearm fatality rates. d. the largest increase in firearm deaths in the last 10 years has been for white males.

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