Which of the following statements is true of stress?
A) It is a crucial situation that requires change in one's normal pattern of behavior.
B) It is solely caused by internal factors such as an extramarital affair.
C) It is an abnormal aspect of family life.
D) It is a process rather than a state.
D
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The access of blacks to good jobs has often been impeded by discrimination against blacks in the training programs and apprenticeships of __________
a. government agencies b. trade schools c. labor unions d. proprietary law schools e. professional schools
In Chapter 1 (p. 32), Gloria speaks of la travesia, the physical crossing of the artificial, political border between the United States and Mexico. This crossing, for those living south of the border, is the choice to stay in Mexico and starve or move north and live. It is also a crossing that North Americans call 'a silent invasion'. In Chapter 4, Gloria also speaks of a travesia. This time, travesia refers to:
a. the use of repetitious acts as a ritual to help one through a trying time. b. the crossing over into sleep after being awake. c. the crossing over into insanity. d. a stepping into a new consciousness, or understanding of self, that arises from making meaning out of our greatest disappointments and painful experiences.
According to symbolic interactionists, the term "visitation rights"
a. minimizes the importance of the noncustodial parent's rights. b. gives the noncustodial parent a feeling of involvement in his or her child's life. c. signifies to the child that the noncustodial parent still loves him or her. d. undermines the child's identification with the stepparent.
Klinefelter's syndrome, a genetic anomaly, results in what chromosomal arrangement?
a. XY b. XX c. XXY d. XYY