Hannah Bowles (2012) interviewed 50 women who had reached top positions in their companies. She found five things that these people did to break the glass ceiling. What were the five things?

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They (1) had a great deal of confidence in their abilities; (2) set goals for themselves and measured their progress; (3) promoted themselves; (4) identified gatekeepers to advancement and made themselves noticeable; and (5) identified a need, sold management on it, and successfully met that need.

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___________ The process by which people learn the skills, knowledge, norms, and values of their society, and by which they develop their social identity

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Which perspective sees changes in the meanings of childhood and marital roles?

a. Feminist. b. Functionalist. c. Conflict. d. Interactionist.

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Which of these statements about the self or self-concept is false? a. One's sense of self is not present at birth

b. In early childhood, one's focus is on the physical and active self. c. Self-concept is the basis for communication with others. d. Self-concept is fixed in childhood and unchanging after.

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Since the United States lacks a history of nobility, as in Europe, many people in this country think of it as ________

a. highly stratified. b. mostly upper-class. c. mostly working-class. d. mostly middle-class.

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