The basic conclusion from studies of intersex individuals — that gender identity is not present at birth — is confirmed by research on adolescents or adults who undergo spontaneous changes in sex-hormone balance, as from a hormone-producing tumor
(thus, for example, a boy who grows breasts wants them removed—he does not want to change his status and live as a girl).
a. true
b. false
a
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A) Spanish Jews in 1492 B) 1838 Cherokee Indians of Carolina and Georgia C) 1972 Asian Indians of Uganda D) all of the above
The authors divide Gordon's typology into all of the following except
A) structural assimilation. B) educational assimilation. C) primary assimilation. D) secondary assimilation.
Theory that leads to the prediction that people are more likely to engage in collective social action when their situation is getting better than when it is getting worse:
A) relative deprivation B) resource-mobilization C) mass society D) rational choice
According to the text, elder abuse in families often, although not always, results from ________
a. a lack of intimacy b. caregiver stress c. physical limitations d. emotional limitations