Aging human beings experience a decline in their homeostatic capacity. This means that __________.

A. their sex drive diminishes
B. they have reduced ability to tolerate stress
C. their arteries develop deposits that impede blood flow
D. the capacities of their hearts diminish


Answer: B

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After a divorce among the traditional Inuit (Eskimos),

a. one of the spouses is required to leave the community to avoid conflict. b. ex-spouses ignore each other and never speak again. c. ex-spouses are obligated to treat each other in a friendly and supportive manner. d. there is much bitterness, anger and conflict with friends and relatives taking sides.

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In his theory of fashion, Herbert Blumer argued that__________________

a. fashion serves mainly to institutionalize conspicuous consumption among the wealthy b. members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class c. matters of taste constitute a form of cultural capital d. taste is a matter of experience and a matter of collective selection

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In Korea young children of both sexes bathe with their mothers and other women in public. This expectation for behavior in the context of a bathhouse is a

a. belief. b. value. c. norm. d. way of life.

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