Words, gestures, and even objects that stand in for things are called:

a. signs
b. signals
c. symbols
d. representations


c. symbols

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Computers are having which of the following effects on the workplace?

a. Computers are deskilling labor. b. Computers are limiting workplace interaction. c. Computers enhance employers' control of workers. d. All of these responses are correct.

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Of those living below the poverty line in 2008, __________ comprised the largest percentage

a. those in school b. the ill or disabled c. female heads of households d. able-bodied males without work e. children under 18 years of age

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In Australia, when Aborigines become part of the dominant society but then refuse to acknowledge their darker-skinned grandparents on the street, they are practicing the process of

A. amalgamation. B. labeling. C. assimilation. D. exploitation.

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The behaviors and attitudes that a society considers proper for its males and females are known as

a. primary sex characteristics. b. sex. c. gender stratification. d. gender.

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