Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Taking into account age, education, marital status, children, occupational specialization, work experience, and hours worked in a year reduced the pay gap between men and women by only 3 cents.
2. Worldwide, women hold about 10 percent of corporate managerial positions.
3. Members of Congress have successfully blocked foreign aid to countries that might use the funds to encourage abortion.
4. The Supreme Court approved the right to terminate a pregnancy by a narrow 5-4 majority.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
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What is Erikson's sixth stage of psychosocial development?
a. moving from isolation to intimacy b. moving from dependence to autonomy c. moving from suppression to resilience d. moving from family of origin to family of procreation
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a. many crimes go unreported b. the techniques to measure crime lack the necessary sophistication c. they serve the interests of politicians d. very often, the wrong person is caught
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