What is female genital mutilation/cutting?
A. a new psychiatric condition found among teen girls in the United States and Western Europe
B. the removal of a young girl’s clitoris and/or the destruction of her labia and vulva
C. a procedure performed by husbands on their wives after they are married
D. a Ukrainian practice meant to increase female fertility and the likelihood of bearing male offspring
B. the removal of a young girl’s clitoris and/or the destruction of her labia and vulva
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Wallerstein believes that the most severe form of exploitation within capitalism occurs between
a. the core and the peripheral societies b. workers and capitalists in the core societies c. workers and capitalists in the peripheral societies d. the semiperipheral and the peripheral societies
The ______________ aimed to foster men’s personal growth by rediscovering the deep, mythic roots of masculine thinking and feeling to restore spiritual, emotional, and intellectual wholeness
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to sociologists, automation in the workplace has resulted in which of the following?
A. Globalization B. Outsourcing C. Polarization D. Migrant labor
Elena works as a project manager in a computer firm. She and her husband have 5-year-old twins who are frequently ill. Elena asked the school secretary to call her husband if one of the children falls ill, but the secretary continued to call Elena despite her request, stating that "she is the mother". Although Elena's boss didn't reprimand her for receiving unrelated phone calls, he did hire a male counterpart, who took over most of her projects. What is Elena experiencing?
A. past-in-present discrimination B. side-effect discrimination C. the glass ceiling D. the sticky floor