Which Factor Is Indicative of the Prevalence of Wife Beating

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which factor is indicative of the prevalence of wife beating in a society?

• A) when men control the products of family labor
• B) when it is easy for women to get divorced
• C) when women have female work groups
• D) when the union has not produced any children

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Definitions:

Formal Operations

The stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where adolescents and adults develop the ability to think about abstract concepts and logically test hypotheses.

Concrete Operations

A stage in cognitive development, according to Piaget, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in cognitive development, according to Jean Piaget, where children aged 2-7 years are capable of using symbols and language but do not yet understand concrete logic.

Fluid Intelligence

Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood.