____________ is a practice in some areas of Africa that often involves removing the clitoris and/or restricting the vaginal passage by sewing the labia together
A. Female neutering
B. Female genital mutilation
C. Female genital restriction
D. Female circumcision
B
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_________ focuses on the meanings that people find in culture and how those meanings are created
a. Conflict theory b. Structural-functionalism c. Symbolic interactionism d. Cultural materialism
In the feature about Barbara Ehrenreich working at low-wage jobs, we learned that she ________
a. was able to make a good living right from the start. b. worked very hard, but never made enough money to pay for her basic needs. c. found most of her coworkers to be dull and lazy. d. was eventually convinced that personal ability is everything.
Why do researchers find it difficult to measure intelligence?
a. Intelligence changes as young people and adults age. b. Intelligence is correlated with other characteristics. c. Tests are not sophisticated enough to measure unobservable characteristics. d. There are different forms of intelligence.
Which of the following is true of Yemen?
A. Young wives are likely to receive schooling. B. Yemen has a low maternal mortality rate. C. Before the civil war began, activists had made progress toward ending the practice of child marriage. D. A new law officially bans marriage for girls under 18, but the practice persists due to entrenched tradition.