You are a woman entering college today. How has the number of women in college changed over the last 50 years since your grandmother went to school?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: In 1960, only 35% of bachelor's degrees, 32% of master's degrees, and 11% of doctoral and professional degrees went to women. In 2012, women earned 57% of the bachelor's degrees, 60% of the master's degrees, and 52% of the doctoral and professional degrees.
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In which of the following families is incest most likely to occur?
A. Deborah and Steve, who are well-educated professionals with substantial incomes B. Renaldo and Clara, who live just below the poverty line C. Luke and Sophie, who are a fry cook and plumber, respectively D. Darlene and Mario, who live with Mario's parents and their own children in a multigenerational household
The release of what hormone in a high enough concentration by the mother's pituitary gland causes the mother's uterus to begin periodic contractions?
A. oxytocin B. corticotropin C. cortisol D. oxycontin
Thoughts that are completely hidden from our awareness would, according to Freud, be contained in our __________ mind
a. active c. post-conscious b. conscious d. unconscious
Kohlberg's theory has been criticized because
his "universal" stages do not reflect liberal, Western values. his theory doesn't emphasize stages strongly enough. the theory is seen as not taking into account cultural differences. the theory emphasizes differences between men and women.