In U.S. society, men with graying hair and wrinkles are seen as mature, while women with the same features are seen as old. This is referred to as ________ age
A) biological
B) gender
C) gerotranscendent
D) societal
B
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A scientific company lays off employees by seniority, retaining those that have been employed the longest. The majority of the female employees had been hired in the last 10 years and were educated as part of the push to get more females into math and sciences. This situation is an example of
A. instrumentality. B. expressiveness. C. institutional discrimination. D. pluralism.
Deciding to adopt a child is an example of:
a. an acute stressor. b. a volitional stressor. c. an ambiguous stressor. d. a cumulative stressor.
Excessive drinking can lower a person's life span for several reasons. Which is NOT one of these reasons?
a. It can damage the heart. b. It can cause a lowered resistance to infectious disease. c. It can contribute to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, and breast. d. It can cause liver cells to multiply too quickly.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. For every couple that married between 1997 and 2001, two moved in together without getting married. 2. Romantic love serves as a more stable foundation for marriage than economic necessity and familial obligation. 3. When divorce occurred in Colonial America the custody of the children was awarded to the father. 4. All marriages were formally blessed by the church in Colonial America. 5. Only 8% of American women older than age 45 have ever been married.