Given What You Have Read About Socioeconomic Status and Life

question 112

Multiple Choice

Given what you have read about socioeconomic status and life chances, what activity is most likely to take the place of a yoga class for a working-class woman?

• A) taking care of her children after work
• B) watching television
• C) meeting neighbors for drinks at the local bar
• D) visiting with extended family members
• E) taking a night class at a community college

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Definitions:

Universal Generalization

Universal generalization is a logical principle that allows one to infer that something is true for all members of a class from its being true for every observed member.

Quantifier Negation

The process of negating the quantifier in a logical expression, changing its scope or applying negation to the predicate instead.

Existential Generalization

A logical inference saying that if something is true for at least one member of a class, then it can be generalized to the class.

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference that allows for the substitution of specific individual instances for universally quantified variables within a statement.