At one time to achieve the ideal foot length of 4 to 6 inches, girls in China endured foot binding. This situation suggests that
a. some gender ideals do not even exist in reality.
b. Chinese women are particularly vulnerable to fads.
c. gender ideals have a basis in biology.
d. gender ideals are applied to women and not men.
A
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A) contemporary Western constructions of gender are not universal. B) the Man the Hunter theory is a valid explanation of gender evolution. C) a gendered division of labor does not always produce gender inequality. D) both A and C
For the past several years, Charles has been involved in exclusively gay relationships. He decides to tell his parents the truth about his homosexual orientation. Which of the following is Charles likely to do?
(a) tell it all on one of the popular talk shows which he knows his parents watch (b) send his parents a video of him and his male lover together (c) invite his mother and father over to his place and tell them (d) tell his mother first
Which is NOT considered a significant barrier to job redesign in the U.S.?
a. Changes in strategy from top corporate leaders may not incorporate job redesign experiments at the local level. b. Front line supervisors may oppose worker participation programs which threaten their jobs. c. Innovative technology is required for job redesign, and most work cannot be meaningfully redesigned in the absence of new technology. d. Large corporations' commitment to their employees is often limited or superficial. e. None of the above—there are no barriers to job redesign in the U.S.
The mode can be a poor representative value because
A) it can be difficult to calculate without a statistical software package. B) it may not reflect many aspects of the distribution. C) it is generally larger than the mean. D) it is generally larger than the median.