Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A person who has experienced one sexual encounter with a person of the same sex can be confidently identified as a homosexual.
2. The terms ‘man’ and ‘male’ refer to the set of biological distinctions that definitively distinguish male traits from those of the opposite sex, ‘woman’ / ‘female’.
3. The United States has historically responded to diversity through Anglo-Americanization.
4. Anthropologists have been able to provide conclusive support for the claim that men acting as providers and protectors and women as nurtures is genetic, since this behavior is universal across all human cultures.
5. In US culture, persons who are born with ambiguous sex characteristics are typically assigned a sex and then undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormonal therapies.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
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a. art b. gender c. science d. construction
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a. The logic of the theory is challenged by the fact that ascriptive factors such as race and gender substantially limit access to elite positions, even for highly talented people. b. There are serious questions about which positions ought to be highly rewarded. c. The thesis ignores the role that power plays in determining how well various occupations will be rewarded. d. all of the above
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a. negative affect. b. refusing-to-accept influence. c. positive affect. d. sabotage.
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a. 15%; 20% b. 10%; 15% c. 15%; 9% d. 20%; 20%