Life-span theorists are interested in individual differences and plasticity in intelligence.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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According to which of the following perspectives, employers, by paying low wages to illegal immigrants, are able to produce goods and services that are profitable for industry and affordable to consumers?
a. conflict b. interactionist c. suffragist d. functionalist
Humans everywhere create and assign people to categories they consider important
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hansen compared different social classes in her research on extended kin and non-kin, paid and non-paid, family support networks. She documented that
a. all social classes depend on such networks to take care of family needs. b. working-class families are more dependent on such networks than middle- and upper-class families. c. upper-class families do not use such networks. d. middle-class families have the most flexibility in purchasing family support care.
Most Americans view eating snails as unappetizing, but in France snails are considered a delicacy. According to Islands of Meaning, what is the best explanation for this difference?
A. Americans have unsophisticated tastes in food and can’t appreciate snails’ delicate flavor. B. Snails are categorized as food in France, thus the taste of the snails is perceived differently than in America where they are classified as inedible. C. The wide consumption of wine in France masks the taste of the snails. D. French law requires that all school children try snails at least once during their childhood.