It would be safe to say that compared to divorced men, divorced women experience

(a) significant downward social mobility.
(b) significant upward social mobility.
(c) no change in social standing.
(d) a slight decrease in social mobility, but only during the first six months following the divorce.


(a)

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W.E.B. Du Bois claimed that _____ was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century

a. class c. gender b. race d. ethnicity

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Efforts to promote security through military spending have ironically produced a deeply set sense of fear. In a world defined as dangerous, this "politics of fear"

A. breeds animosity and hatred. B. increases incarceration rates. C. fragments communities. D. silences the voice of dissent.

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Until quite recently, the style used by physicians in Japan for giving information to their patients was called?

A. "Open door" B. "Free-will" C. "Closed door" D. "Need-to-know"

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Which of the following best summarizes Peek's conclusions about the development of religious identities in multi-cultural societies?

a. religious identity, once formed, stays with one for life, and very little can change how people feel about their own religion. b. although religious identity is enduring, most people give it up or make it a less meaningful part of their lives as they mature. c. religious identity can be transient, with it representing a strong force at some times in life, and a weaker force at other times in life. d. Peek feels that the religious identity experienced by Muslim Americans is a unique event in American history, and there can be no generalizations made about this to other groups.

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