When a woman is married to more than one man (e.g., one woman, several husbands), this is termed

A. polygyny.
B. polyandry.
C. covenant marriage.
D. none of these.


B

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Viewing older people's forgetting of where they parked their cars at the mall as more serious than younger people's forgetting of where they parked their cars reflects a(n)

a. correspondence bias. b. stereotype threat. c. negativity bias. d. age-based double standard.

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Elder abuse is largely limited to physical abuse such as in hitting, slapping, or pushing

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Some analysts suggest that inner-city riots have frequently occurred when poor people realize that their chances of climbing out of poverty are unlikely because of the structure of our social system. Their frustration is based on their perception that they are living in a(n)

A. closed stratification system. B. open stratification system. C. fractured class system. D. egalitarian class system.

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