Laurie's Boss Is 42 and Believes That Laurie Does Not

question 246

Multiple Choice

Laurie's boss is 42 and believes that Laurie does not deserve to be promoted, because women are generally physically inept, incompetent, personally weak, and overly emotional. As proposed by Levinson, Laurie's boss has yet to negotiate the __________ polarity.

• A) attachment/separation
• B) young/old
• C) masculinity/femininity
• D) destruction/creation

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