When we avoid saying someone is dead, and instead say she has "passed on" or is "no longer with us,"we are
a. trying to get closer to death.
b. speaking as harshly as possible.
c. using linguistic masks.
d. burying our head in the sand.
c. using linguistic masks
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Another term for intersexed is:
a. transsexual b. middlesex c. cross-dresser d. transvestite
Karl Marx viewed prostitution as
a. a form of capitalism in which people sell their labor to those who own the means of production b. serving a necessary function in society c. a source of conflict in the labor market between men and women d. a means of interaction between men and women in which there is a transaction of services
Which of the following was characteristic of the emergence of industrial societies?
A. Families and communities could not continue to function as self-sufficient units. B. Individuals, villages, and regions began to exchange goods and services and become interdependent. C. Formal educational institutions developed. D. All these answers are correct.
What is the primary reason older cohorts tend to score lower on standardized tests than younger cohorts?
A. After age 50, people begin to show signs of dementia. B. The majority of older adults are functionally and technologically illiterate. C. As result of better diets and biological evolution, younger people are more intelligent than older adults. D. Levels of formal education vary across generations; older adults are likely to have fewer years of schooling.