Susan was recently talking to a group of friends when she said "Women have to stand up for themselves and act like the feminists that they are!" After she made that statement, several of the people in the room were offended because they assumed that by feminist she meant "man-hater." What is the term that semanticists would use to describe when people acted offended by Susan?
a. signal response
b. dating
c. extensional device
d. indexing
a
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A) inform B) entertain C) actuate D) demonstrate
Ignatio controls all the finances, even those of his wife, Jillian. He takes all her money after her paychecks are deposited in the bank and gives her an allowance just large enough to buy groceries. What type of abuse is this?
a. economic abuse b. threatening c. physical abuse d. control and isolation
In the context of managing dialectical tension, which of the strategies is effective in maintaining a person’s need for balance in the openness/closedness dialectic?
a. One can choose certain topics to satisfy one desire and other topics to satisfy the opposite desire. b. One can compromise between the desires of one person and the desires of the other. c. One can change his or her perception about the opposing desires so they no longer are conflicting. d. One can choose one desire and ignore the other for the time being.
Motivation recognizes and financially compensates group members for work well done
True False