Social Security began in
a. 1920 to provide income for elderly farmers who could no longer work their farms.
b. 1935 to counteract the effects of the Great Depression.
c. 1945 to guarantee income for elderly war veterans.
d. 1972 to provide income for elderly widows.
ANSWER: b
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a. was one of the earliest topics investigated by social science. b. is a fiction because women are not a minority group. c. is a multifaceted problem involving the exploitation of women both at home and at work. d. exists today only in isolated instances in the workplace.
Which of the following would NOT be an example of a high-tech industry?
a. genetic engineering b. electronics c. residential construction d. pharmaceuticals e. aerospace
Marco grew up in Puerto Rico and considers himself Hispanic. He is also gay and in his late 30s. Marco's experiences are not only affected by his ethnicity but by his membership in multiple categories, a concept called ______.
A. multiracialism B. pluralism C. intersectionality D. hegemony
In the context of gender and communication, Deborah Tannen (1990, 2006 ) observed:
A) that men try to seek and give confirmations during a conversation. B) that, to men, conversations are a way to reach consensus. C) that women try to achieve the upper hand during a conversation. D) that, to women, conversations are negotiations for closeness.