Although Newer Literature Tends to Reflect Expansion in the Roles

question 21

Multiple Choice

Although newer literature tends to reflect expansion in the roles of males and females, the classic books that fill libraries portray stricter gender roles, perpetuating gender inequality. This is an example of which of the following?

• A) prejudice
• B) scapegoating
• C) past-in-present discrimination
• D) side-effect discrimination

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Definitions:

Trimester

A term used in pregnancy to divide the period of gestation into three stages, each lasting approximately three months, to describe the development stages of the fetus.

Thumb Sucking

A common behavior in infants and young children where they comfort themselves by sucking their thumb.

Teratogens

Teratogens are substances, environmental exposures, or pathogens that can cause developmental defects in a fetus when a mother is exposed during pregnancy.

DeCasper

Anthony J. DeCasper, a researcher known for his studies on prenatal and neonatal learning and memory capabilities, such as infants’ preference for their mother’s voice.