Automatic Processing Involves the Voluntary Use of Attention and Conscious

question 36

True/False

Automatic processing involves the voluntary use of attention and conscious effort.

Differentiate between the nature-nurture contributions to gender identity and behavior.

Define and discuss patriarchy and its effects on society.

Understand the role of dominant groups in hierarchical societies.

Explain the social construction of gender through symbolic interactions like color coding for infants.

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Definitions:

Containment Doctrine

A foreign policy strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism, especially during the Cold War, associated with the United States.

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg

A landmark Supreme Court decision in 1971 that upheld busing as a legitimate means to achieve desegregation in public schools.

De Facto Segregation

Racial segregation occurring without the sanction of law, instead stemming from social, economic, and institutional factors.

Busing

The transportation of students to schools outside their local school districts as a means of achieving racial integration in public schools.