An institutionalized social movement is underway on campus to reduce violence against women. In view of this, which of the following actions is least likely to occur?
A) The police will be arresting almost any man who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend or wife.
B) The women protesting may strike out violently at specific men who they feel are victimizing women.
C) Women will be taking self-defense classes in firearm use and hand-to-hand combat.
D) Members of the movement will protest outside the public safety building, showering it with eggs and rotten fruit.
D
You might also like to view...
According to the text, higher education serves which of the following functions?
A. provides opportunities to escape poverty B. equalizes life chances between Whites and non-whites C. teaches skills to ease the transition to the workforce D. A, B, & C
Charles Perrow's main conclusion from the study of the Challenger launch decision is:
A. The successful launch proved that engineers had been too cautious. B. The disaster resulted from work groups' inclination to accept risks. C. The disaster resulted from pressure from the Reagan administration to go ahead with the launch as soon as possible. D. The problem was caused by poorly designed graphs and data analysis. E. The disaster was not "anyone's fault," and identifying a definite reason for it borders on a "conspiracy theory."
A convicted criminal, wearing a prison uniform, is an example of a person who has been _____; the uniform says that the person has done something wrong and should not be allowed unsupervised outside the prison walls
a. alienatedb. marginalized c. mislabeled d. stigmatized
Occupational segregation contributes to the __________, which refers to the disparity between women's and men's earnings
a. pay gap b. sexual wage differentiation c. comparable worth distinction d. domestic divide