Margie works for a company that builds parts for cars. She is increasingly dissatisfied with her job, feeling that her supervisor offers her no opportunity to provide input about how to better perform her job. She believes that the company doesn't care about her and is just using her. Margie is experiencing:
a. autonomy.
b. alienation.
c. deskilling.
d. displacement.
b
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a. They always engage in protected sex with multiple partners. b. They enjoy the highest status within the sex trade. c. They engage in quick sex with many men to get money to buy crack. d. They work for pimps or escort services that provide them with crack.
Which of the following statements about multinational corporations is true?
A. The 10 largest multinational corporations all have their headquarters in the U.S. B. The value of sales of the largest multinational corporations exceeds the total value of goods and services of many peripheral nations. C. They are all state-owned—or public as opposed to private—businesses. D. All these answers are correct.
Ex-prisoners have a difficult time reintegrating into the community. Which is the most stubborn obstacle that prevents their transition into normal life?
A. lack of employment opportunity B. broken ties to community C. stigma attached to their criminal status D. lack of education
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Couples without children are as well adjusted in later life as those with children, and rely on their spouses, friends, and other kin for social support. 2. Generally, women have more difficulty coping with widowhood than do men. 3. Kübler-Ross suggested five somewhat distinct stages that dying people and their loved ones experience. These five stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. 4. Companionate grandparenting is a type of grandparenting in which the grandparents and grandchildren are emotionally or physically distant. 5. Involved grandparenting is a type of grandparenting in which the grandparents and grandchildren have frequent interaction or possibly even live together.