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Ch 10

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Because the first of the baby boom generation are now in their 60s, how will this translate into how members of society view the elderly and why?   show
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How do symbolic interactionists believe that the social value of the elderly in America changed when the economy shifted from being based on agriculture to industry?   show
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How much is spent to support the costs of Social Security and Medicare in the U.S.?   show
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Leticia has worked for twenty years in the public relations department of a large firm and has been the vice-president for the past ten years. It is unlikely she will ever be promoted to the top executive position in her firm even though she has directed   show
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Most people in this sociology class were born at roughly the same time and will pass through the life course together. In view of this, what term would sociologists use to describe them?   show
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Research of hospital records revealed that women were more likely than men to die from coronary bypass surgery. When researchers looked for an answer, what did they discover was the most likely cause of these differing rates in death from this surgery?   show
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show Correct Answer: gender tracking  
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The first wave of the women's movement had a radical branch and a conservative branch. What was the goal of the conservative branch?   show
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show Correct Answer: 76; 81  
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The rate of poverty among the elderly ________ since the 1960s.   show
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show Correct Answer: 122  
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show Correct Answer: Behavior among men and women would be more universal around the world.  
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What is an unequal access to power, property, and prestige based on one's sex?   show
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What is the dominant sociological position to explain gender-based behavior?   show
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show Correct Answer: life expectancy  
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show Correct Answer: The goals are broad-ranging, from raising women's pay to changing policies on violence against women.  
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show Correct Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt  
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show Correct Answer: Women are not permitted to vote, own property, or testify in court in some societies.  
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show Correct Answer: activity theory  
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show Correct Answer: continuity theory  
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show Correct Answer: disengagement theory  
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show Correct Answer: Nancy Pelosi  
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show Correct Answer: They cut across all aspects of social life.  
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show Correct Answer: Women are discriminated against based on physical or cultural characteristics.  
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What term is used to describe the view that biology is not destiny and that stratification by gender is wrong and should be resisted?   show
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