Cumulative advantage can be a social problem within sciences if and when ______.
A. it allows for a team of scientists to obtain government funding for basic research
B. it leads to the domination of a scientific field by a closed network of scientists
C. scientific hypotheses are confirmed by evidence
D. scientific theories are disconfirmed by new evidence
Answer: B
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A) gender development B) social construction of gender C) social construction of sex D) development of sexuality
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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a. George W. Bush b. George H. W. Bush c. Ronald Reagan d. Bill Clinton