When he turned 18, Jim wished to move out of his parents' home. Jim's mother reluctantly agreed to let him leave, but felt depressed and lonely after a few months. She experienced a lessened sense of well-being as well. In this scenario, Jim's mother is experiencing the ________.

a. empathy syndrome
b. boomerang syndrome
c. flying the coop syndrome
d. empty-nest syndrome


Ans: d. empty-nest syndrome

Sociology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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According to Du Bois, African Americans develop a ___________, seeing themselves as Americans, but always gazing back at themselves through the eyes of the white majority, as people set below and apart by color

a. split personality b. double identity c. double consciousness d. paranoid delusion

Sociology

A form of conflict in which individuals or groups confine their conflict within agreed-upon rules is known as:

a. exchange. b. competition. c. cooperation. d. conflict. e. exploitation.

Sociology

Despite their differences both the West and Soviet block shared the modernist paradigm, believing in _____as the vehicle for development in each.

a. agriculture b. education c. interdependency d. industrialization

Sociology