According to the text's discussion of gender issues in the twenty-first century:
a. over the past century, women have made significant progress in the labor force
b. sexual discrimination in the workplace and in our school systems has been ignored in the legislature.
c. fewer and fewer women are entering the political arena as candidates instead of volunteers.
d. most gender issues are in the process of being resolved.
a
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Research on age differences in wisdom shows that
a. there is little association between age and wisdom. b. wisdom increases dramatically during old age. c. there are few individual differences. d. young adults cannot be wise.
Industrial societies rely on formal education to pass on to the next generation the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Vikram, a 45-year-old Asian Indian, lives with his family in Texas. With regard to the characteristics of anaverage Asian Indian family, which of the following choices most likely applies to Vikram's family?
A) Vikram's family has a lower median household income than the other minority groups in theneighborhood. B) Vikram and his wife tend to be more permissive in raising their children. C) Vikram and his wife sacrifice their personal needs in the interests of their children and expect filial piety inreturn. D) Vikram and his wife allow their children to make their own decisions and do not play a significant role intheir lives.
Anthropologist E.T. Hall coined the term proxemic bubble to refer to our personal three-dimensional space. Also, according to Hall,: a. we feel threatened when people we do not know enter our proxemic bubble
b. the proxemic bubble is not affected by culture or ethnicity. c. enemies stand close in order to try and intimidate each other. d. we burst our proxemics bubble when we like the other.