Define and discuss homophobia, heterosexism, and patriarchy.
What will be an ideal response?
The irrational fear of gay men and lesbians is called homophobia. Heterosexism refers to the assumption that the world is and must be heterosexual. Patriarchy refers to the enforced belief in heterosexual male dominance and control.
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The term immediacy refers to the degree of mutual sensory stimulation between people. 2. A one-sided expression of interest is called gaze avoidance. 3. Territorial behavior includes actions that signal ownership and defense of an area. 4. The study of touching behavior is sometimes referred to as haptics. 5. Research suggests that we are better able to make quick and accurate judgments about people with whom we have eye contact than we are about people with whom we don’t have eye contact.
What is influence?
What will be an ideal response?
The speaker asserted, "Every year, thousands of illegal weapons are smuggled into the
U.S. aboard foreign cargo ships." This assertion addresses an issue of _____. A) law B) fact C) value D) policy
Janet saw on the news that a family of seven perished in a house fire—it was also revealed that the house did not have smoke detectors
As a result, she developed a persuasive speech stating that such tragedy can be avoided with the simple installation of a smoke detector in everyone's house. Janet was using which kind of proposition as her central idea? a. proposition of value b. proposition of fact c. proposition of policy d. proposition of action