Males are less likely to survive than females, both before and after birth. One important reason is that
a. males have more dominant, defective alleles than females.
b. males are more vulnerable to disorders caused by X-linked recessive alleles than females.
c. males have two Y chromosomes.
d. most societies value males less than females and provide males with less protection.
b
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a. 7 b. 10 c. 12 d. 15
Which is the most important reason for counselors to understand variations in value systems?
a. It is one of the ethical standards as outlined by our professional association. b. All counseling is ultimately bound in value systems. c. The counselor must have a good value system when working to help a client adopt one. d. The stability that values provide to the counseling relationship is critical to its therapeutic success. e. Clients will be most comfortable and likely to persist in changes that are consistent with their values.
Male career clients often demonstrate adherence to the male role by seeing career choices as bounded by economic and _______ gains only
a. social b. intrapersonal c. relational d. achievement
Adolescents are less likely to have or to father a baby if they
a. have a mother with a bachelor’s degree. b. live in an economically well-off neighborhood. c. do well in school and participate in after-school activities. d. have lived with both biological parents at age 14. e. All of the above.