All of the Following True-Life Examples Illustrate How Masculinity Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

All of the following true-life examples illustrate how masculinity is socially constructed EXCEPT

• A) In some societies, men show affection through hugging and kissing, while in others, such behavior is seen as deviant for men.
• B) In the late 19th century and early 20th century in America, baby boys and baby girls were both dressed in gowns, whereas today, dresses and gowns are typically reserved for infant girls.
• C) When Lego began making plastic toys in the 1940s, they marketed the same toys to both boys and girls.
• D) In the early 1900s, blue was associated with girls (because of its association with the Virgin Mary, who is often dressed in blue in art and because it was the color of the sky and girls were seen as "flighty") and pink was associated with boys (because it was a derivative of red, which was seen as a powerful color), but now we associate pink with girls and blue with boys.

Identify key contributors to organizational commitment.

Describe the consequences of organizational commitment.

Analyze the potential downsides of organizational commitment.

Understand the effects of brain injuries on memory formations.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.