Describe the strong campaign against prejudice and discrimination that swept the country following Stonewall

What will be an ideal response?


Groups and businesses hostile to gays were picketed, legislators were lobbied, committees and self-help groups were founded, legal agencies were formed, and educational groups tried to change the image of homosexuality in America. For example, in 1973, strong gay lobbying caused the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), the official reference of psychiatric disorders. The DSM change removed the last scientific justification for treating homosexuals any differently from other citizens and demonstrated the new national power of the movement for homosexual rights. Soon the gay movement was a powerful presence in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Western Europe (Adam, 1987).

Psychology

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What would be a possible consequence of the double standard of aging, if it were found to operate in a study about older adults?

a. Women would have higher self-esteem than men. b. Older women would be more interested in sexuality than older men would. c. Women would be more likely than men to keep their age a secret. d. Women would be more relieved than men when their children leave home.

Psychology

When neglected children are asked to enter a group of unfamiliar children already at play, they typically

a. passively watch as their peers play. b. make casual statements about the children in the group or about what they are doing. c. join in by trying to dominate the activities. d. join in by disrupting the activities.

Psychology

With regard to teaching mathematics, most experts agree that __________

A) a blend of both drill in computing and “number sense” is most beneficial B) complex skills can be learned only by drill in computation and rote memorization C) reasoning about number concepts should replace drill in computation in elementary school D) children need to retrieve mathematical answers automatically and should be exclusively taught by rote

Psychology

According to Elkind, adolescent egocentrism has two aspects ____

a. ethnocentrism and formal operations b. concrete operations and egocentrism c. hypothetical-deductive reasoning and hypothesis testing d. personal fable and imaginary audience

Psychology