When a prophecy is fulfilled because people's behavior conforms to the prediction, this is known as __________
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy
B) blaming the victim
C) institutional discrimination
D) social Darwinism
Answer: A
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a. Gerontology b. Social gerontology c. Cohort d. Centenarian
Two-thirds of the illiterate individuals in the world are women. What conclusion can be made based on the information on sex, gender, and families?
a) Restricting education of women is a way for men to retain power. b) Restricting education is naturally a result of childbearing. c) Women do not need to read to be successful in the world. d) Women in non-Western areas of the world are not as intelligent as males.
Which of the following statements about African Americans and Hispanic Americans over the age of twenty-five is correct?
a. Women and men are equally likely to have completed four or more years of college. b. Men are more likely than women to have completed four or more years of college. c. Women are more likely than men to have completed four or more years of college. d. Both men and women are more likely to have completed four or more years of college than Non-Hispanic White Americans.
A middle-class family believes it is important to negotiate with their children and provide them with opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities. Their approach to interaction with their children can be described as which of the following?
A. coverture B. helicopter parenting C. concerted cultivation D. companionate childrearing