Feminization of poverty refers to the trendin the United States since World War II in which ________
a. median earnings of full-time female workers ismore than male workers
b. women account for a growing proportion of people living in poverty
c. a growing proportion of women in better-paying nontraditional professions are leaving behind poverty
d. the narrowing of the female–male wage gap is due to men's wages leveling off
b
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During the ________ , the virginal, shy, virtuous woman was the epitome of the attitude towards sexuality and the role of women
A) the "Roaring Twenties" B) the Baroque period C) the middle ages and the Renaissance D) Victorian era
When an entire industry is controlled by a single company, this is called
a. state capitalism. b. laissez-faire capitalism. c. a monopoly. d. pure capitalism.
__________ occurs when there is a failure to produce enough children to replace people who die
A) Population shrinkage B) Indexing C) Demographic transition D) Laterization
Sometimes victims of abuse come to have emotional attachment to their abusers, as abuse alters their perceptions of reality. These feelings are termed
A. abuse psychosis. B. traumatic desire. C. traumatic bonding. D. abusive bonding.