According to the career model discussed in the chapter, when long time professional athletes retire from full time, year round training and competition and re-enter the "ordinary world," they
A. enjoy the relative peacefulness of everyday life.
B. usually return to amateur competition in their sport.
C. quickly embrace previously held identities.
D. find it difficult to become normal in that world.
Answer: D
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The sexual double standard is problematic for men because they
a. have trouble discussing problems with their partners. b. are more knowledgeable than their female partners. c. are willing to seek help from a professional. d. have more power over women.
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a. institutional b. companionate c. individualized d. romantic
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a. Karl Marx b. Robert Merton c. Emile Durkheim d. C. Wright Mills