Which of the following statements is true of stereotypes?
A) ?They are always positive.
B) ?They are always negative.
C) ?They distort reality.
D) ?They reinforce individualism.
E) ?They are easy to change once established.
C
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Men have a higher suicide rate than women but women attempt suicide about three times more often than men. Sociologists maintain that the different suicide and suicide-attempt rates reflect all but which one of the following?
a. the pressures placed on men to succeed at suicide. b. men's greater access to guns and knowledge about how to use them. c. the most common method of suicide for women is poisoning with drugs, a method that is more likely to fail. d. men use suicide as the ultimate cry for help
Critics of Freedom House’s measurements of how democratic a country is would cite that their measurement overlooks the __________.
A) significant role campaign contributions make in election outcomes B) relative cost of living in each country C) population size of each country D) the number of active political parties each nation has
__________ refers to the attitudes, behavior, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and are learned through the socialization process
a. Sexual role b. Gender identity c. Gender role d. Sexual identity
Which country has the highest rate of mental illness according to the World Mental Health Survey?
a. Japan b. Afghanistan c. United States d. Sweden