Which of the following forces are particularly responsible for the domination of the world marketplace by a few nations?
A. the legacy of capitalism
B. the advent of multinational corporations
C. industrialization
D. global inequality
Answer: B
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Which of the following terms refers to a program that combines low-income housing with on-site social services?
a. supportive housing b. Housing and Urban Development c. public housing d. group homes
Which of the following conditions is a declining standard of living most likely to create in a country?
A) political instability B) the growth of multinationals C) citizen apathy D) economic alienation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Female peer groups tend to encourage and reward compliance with feminine stereotypes. 2. Girls and women are particularly targeted for sexual harassment and assault. This is not confined to peer interactions, but may come from faculty and coaches. 3. An increasing problem for all students is bullying, which is behavior intended to hurt, embarrass, shame or intimidate another person. 4. Undergraduate college women report feeling compelled to achieve effortless perfection: to be beautiful, fit, popular, and smart without any visible effort. Undergraduate women felt overwhelmed by the thought that they should be perfect in all realms of life. 5. College women are also socialized into a culture of romance. One reason is some women become discouraged by barriers to their academic achievement and a second is peer pressure that emphasize attracting men as more important than anything else.
Which of the following is an example of a stereotype?
A. Cynthia leaves a threatening note with her neighbor because he is Arab American. B. Maria assumes her son-in-law is a heavy drinker because he is Irish. C. Isaiah cooks a meat-free dinner because he is a vegetarian. D. Mark is wary of Hispanic Americans, even though he does not have much personal experience with this group.