The ____________________ states that employees can take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave to care for new babies or sick family members. In 2010, this was extended to workers in same-sex relationships who needed time to care for a partner’s child.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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Occupational sex segregation continues because of a. employment policies

b. changing cultural beliefs. c. changing opportunity structures. d. women's recent educational accomplishments.

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The policy of the Nazis toward the Jews during the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s was one of:

a. pluralism. b. Anglo conformity. c. annihilation. d. subjugation. e. segregation.

Sociology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to journalist Naomi Wolf, women in the U.S. who do not conform to the beauty myth are viewed as deviant. 2. Both men and women in the U.S. may be stigmatized when they fail to conform to standards of attractiveness. 3. The high degree of anonymity allowing for uncivil behavior when using the Internet has resulted in calls for the establishment of formal rules for online behavior. 4. Recent sociological research supports the position that some forms of crime and deviance have genetic roots. 5. According to the research of Kai Erikson, the Puritans' persecution of Quakers and the execution of women suspected of being witches represented continuing attempts to define and redefine the boundaries of their community.

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According to the concept of impression management, a young man meeting a date for the first time will most likely try to ______.

A. present another person’s identity to impress his date B. adopt his date’s personality as his own C. present an accurate impression of himself D. present a favorable impression of himself

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