According to queer theorists, ______ occurs because the closet of queer desire creates fearful and violent reactions in heterosexual society.
A. the heterosexual matrix
B. compulsory heterosexuality
C. the epistemology of the closet
D. homosexual melancholy
D. homosexual melancholy
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Explain the relationship between social expectations and actual social conditions
A) Social expectations and social conditions are rising at comparable rates. B) Social expectations are rising at a faster rate than actual conditions. C) Social expectations are decreasing while social conditions are improving. D) Both expectation and social conditions are decreasing.
Because the Census Bureau ____, it is difficult to find official statistics on the percentage of couples who are cohabiting as an alternative to marriage
a. does not count cohabiting households b. does not ask about the nature of a couple's personal relationship c. does not include same-sex cohabiting households d. all of the above
Betty Friedan's ____ suggested that it was time for the women's movement to abandon strident militancy and consolidate women's gains
a. The Second Stage b. Sex and Destiny c. The Feminine Mystique d. Sex and Temperament
How is the government of Japan different from China with respect to fertility issues?
A. Japan's government is trying to limit births to two per couple, while families in China today can only have one child. B. Japan's government is trying to encourage couples to have more children, while China's government has been trying to curb growth. C. Japan's government gives a bonus to couples who agree to have only one child; while China allows families to have two children. D. Japan's government promotes early marriage but delayed childbearing, unlike China which promotes late marriage and early childbearing.