Part of the Challenge for Deborah Carr as a Public

question 18

Multiple Choice

Part of the challenge for Deborah Carr as a public sociologist examining changes in women's experiences of middle age is to:

• A) show the connection between women's individual struggles and changes in society
• B) prove that women can experience a positive transition
• C) convince policy makers that women need support to return to school and to develop new careers
• D) advocate for women's groups trying to increase women's rights
• E) take the side of women in the public debate on gendered issues

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