What has been happening to the life expectancy of working-class whites throughout the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?
a. Their life expectancy is increasing.
b. Their life expectancy is decreasing.
c. Their life expectancy has remained the same.
d. Their life expectancy has followed the trend of the American population in general.
Answer: b. Their life expectancy is decreasing.
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A. admire the woman's ability to be an effective leader B. question the woman's femininity C. begin telling dirty jokes D. walk out of the room
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. rational, moral b. moral, rational c. instrumental, expressive d. expressive, instrumental