Mac Is Five Years Old, and His Parents Were Using

question 647

Multiple Choice

Mac is five years old, and his parents were using spanking as their only means of disciplining Mac.After each spanking, Mac grew increasingly angry and usually took it out on the dog or his two-year-old brother.A counselor suggested other punishment alternatives, such as time-out, as well as encouraging the parents to use praise and rewards more often when Mac was behaving appropriately.According to research, since Mac's parents have changed to less punitive parenting, Mac's level of aggression will most likely

• A) decline.
• B) remain at the current level since aggressiveness is a part of Mac's innate temperament.
• C) remain at the current level because Mac is too old to benefit from a change in parenting styles.
• D) increase because Mac's parents will not be able to suppress his misbehavior and aggression using time-out.

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Definitions:

Vertical Segregation

The division of job roles based on hierarchical positions where one gender predominates in certain levels of an organization, often with men in higher-status positions.

Occupational Hierarchy

The arrangement of jobs and professions in an ordered system, often based on prestige, authority, or income.

Glass Ceiling

A metaphor for the invisible barrier that prevents certain individuals, often women and minorities, from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements.

Horizontal Segregation

The division of jobs or occupations into gendered categories, leading to men and women working in different types of jobs.