In Victorian Times, If a Woman Had a Child Who

question 86

Multiple Choice

In Victorian times, if a woman had a child who was labeled a "degenerate" she might have been be accused of engaging in

• A) adultery.
• B) premarital sex.
• C) sexual abstinence.
• D) prolonged virginity.
• E) masturbation.

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Definitions:

Group Norms

The shared expectations and rules that guide the behavior of members within a group.

Public Compliance

The act of conforming to the expectations or demands of others in open settings, often to fit in.

Private Acceptance

The genuine internalization and embracing of a particular belief or attitude, often as a result of social influence.

Pluralistic Ignorance

Looking to others for cues about how to behave, while they are looking to you; collective misinterpretation.