In "Global Women in the New Economy,"Ehrenreich and Hochschild report that one of the greatest problems faced by women who migrate from Third World countries for work in the First World is
a. finding enough money to travel to jobs outside their home country.
b. lack of sufficient education to hold jobs in the First World.
c. resentment of the kinds of jobs they are forced to take in the First World.
d. long separation from their children and family members.
Correct Answer: d
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A. individuals spend their time in various subgroups. B. subadult males are in a subgroup separate from dominant males, females, and offspring. C. dominant females stay in one subgroup and subordinate females in another subgroup. D. dominant males stay in one subgroup and subordinate males in another subgroup.
Which severe inherited hemoglobin disorder cases red blood cells to collapse when deprived of oxygen?
a. Cystic fibrosis b. Hemophilia c. Diabetes d. Tay-sachs disease e. Sickle-cell anemia
Sapir and Whorf argued that the grammatical categories of different languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. However, studies on the differences between female and male Americans with regard to the color terms they use suggest that
A. changes in the U.S. economy, society, and culture have had no impact on the use of color terms, or on any other terms for that matter. B. contrary to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, it might be more reasonable to say that changes in culture produce changes in language and thought, rather than the reverse. C. in support of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, different languages produce different ways of thinking. D. women and men are equally sensitive to the marketing tactics of the cosmetic industry. E. women spend more money on status goods than do men.
The practice of a woman having more than one husband is known as
a) polygamy. b) polygyny. c) polyandry. d) polymorphy.