List four differences between same-sex and heterosexual couples
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
1. Same-sex couples are somewhat more comfortable with closeness compared to their married counterparts.
2. They are more open with their partners.
3. They are more autonomous in the relationship.
4. They report greater levels of equality in their relationship and higher satisfaction (lesbians, in particular).
5. They receive less support from family members than do the married couples, although lesbians report greater support from friends.
6. They are more upbeat in the face of conflict.
7. They use fewer controlling and hostile emotional tactics and display less belligerence, domineering, and fear with each other.
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A. A drug is approved to treat high blood pressure, but a doctor prescribes it to treat headaches. B. A doctor turns to the Physicians’ Desk Reference, a manual written by drug manufacturers, to decide which drug to prescribe a patient with nausea. C. A doctor refuses to prescribe a drug to address baldness because baldness is a normal human condition and not a disease. D. A pharmaceutical company sends salespeople to a doctor’s office about four times each month. E. A doctor prescribes a drug that a salesperson promoted to them, even though there is another drug for the same condition that is less costly and more effective.
Sociologist Arlie Hochschild studied 50 married couples with both spouses working, and found that
A. higher earning women have a better time of it in marriage because they can hire ‘help'. B. higher earning women have a better time of it in marriage because they can compel husbands to do more housework. C. men are doing a nearly equal amount of housework, in families where both spouses work. D. women worked the equivalent of a part-time job of housework and chores after their full time job.
All of the following are factors that influence the physical effects of drugs, EXCEPT for
a) the level of dosage. b) the purity of the drug. c) the method of administration. d) the social environment.
____ societies produce no surplus
a. Agricultural b. Industrial c. Postindustrial d. Hunting-and-gathering