The rate of poverty among the elderly is:
a. higher for men
b. higher for women
c. about 20 percent
d. exactly the same as the rate for children
b
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Heterosexuality is a constructed identity, a performance, and an institution that is not necessarily linked to sexual acts. Messner found that
a. heterosexuality was one of many sexual identity choices presented to his research group when they were children. b. heterosexuality was more important among females than among males. c. both gay and straight boys engaged in "doing heterosexuality." d. straight people are just faking it; everyone is inherently bisexual.
In a study of hospitalized psychiatric patients, the __________ of interest is how well the patients can take care of their rooms, as rated by the nurses on a scale of 0 to 7
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______ argued that failure to achieve legitimate goals is only one way one can experience anomie. One could also experience strain from removing positive stimuli or applying negative stimuli
a. Agnew b. Cloward and Ohlin c. Merton d. Simon and Gagnon
Motherhood in the United States:
A. is a powerful identity, but less so than marital status. B. is less fraught with anxiety compared to other developed nations. C. leads to less depression than among childfree women. D. is socially constructed, and framed by gender, race, and class.