When women feel they cannot do anything about their abusive situation, they are experiencing
A) guilt.
B) self-pity.
C) learned helplessness.
D) traditional role socialization.
C
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In sociology, predictability is
A) impossible because people are random B) easy because human nature is known C) difficult because human behavior is complex D) relatively easy, because people behave similarly in each situation they are in
A 1913 California law, passed under pressure from white farmers stipulated that______ (295-97)
a. Japanese Americans were free to purchase and farm land. b. "aliens" could not buy land or lease it for more than three years. c. Japanese Americans could only work as domestic workers on farms. d. both b and c.
Family Life Course/Development theory has several shortcomings. Which of the following is a shortcoming of this theory?
A. It suggests that there are stages in life but in reality there are no stages. B. It is unrealistic to expect that each family will experience the same stage in the same way. C. Early versions of the theory presupposed that there is a ‘normal' way to go through the stages and that different stages are mutually exclusive. D. None of these.
Why is middle age a relatively new stage in marriage?
a. fewer children b. longer life expectancy c. higher rates of divorce d. redefinition of middle age