Which of the Following Statements About Discrimination Against Lesbians and Gays

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about discrimination against lesbians and gays is/are true?

• A) Nearly 9 out of 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students report experiencing name calling or threats based on their sexual orientation.
• B) Although verbal anti-lesbian and gay discrimination still occurs, physical attacks against lesbians and gays hardly ever occur.
• C) The American Academy in Pediatrics strongly discourages the adoption of a child by the parent's same-sex partner.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Health Care Quality Improvement Act

A federal statute enacted to improve the quality of medical care, largely by restricting the ability of physicians with a history of malpractice from moving to another state to escape their history.

Ordinary Care

The reasonable level of care, diligence, and judgment that a person in a particular profession is expected to exercise under specific circumstances.

Internal-Unstable

Attributes in attributing causation for an event or behavior to factors inside a person that can change, such as effort or mood.

External-Stable

An attributional pattern where success or failure is attributed to enduring factors outside an individual's control.