Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A speech community can be based around gender, race, culture, or economic class.
2. Girls’ games are typically played in larger groups and the games have a set of established rules.
3. Masculine speech tends to be more abstract, using general or conceptual terms that are removed from concrete experiences and personal feelings.
4. Men tend to speak more tentatively than women when talking about feminine topics.


1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T

Sociology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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According to Lisa Keister's research,

a. social mobility has never existed in the United States. b. social mobility is the same for people at all levels of the wealth hierarchy. c. social mobility is lowest for people in the middle of the wealth hierarchy. d. social mobility is lowest for people at the top and the bottom of the wealth hierarchy.

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Discuss the research done in the 1970s regarding gender roles in children's literature. What were the findings? How do they compare to today?

What will be an ideal response?

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Who among the following was is a prominent Black activist in South Africa who became that country's first Black president in 1994, in the first election in which Blacks in that country were permitted to vote?

A. J. Louw-Potgieter B. Nelson Mandela C. Martin Luther King Jr. D. Desmond Tutu

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