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:

Psilotum

A genus of fern-like plants belonging to the whisk fern family (Psilotaceae), known for lacking true roots and leaves.

Angiosperms

A large group of flowering plants that develop seeds within an enclosed ovary.

Gymnosperms

A group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, characterized by seeds that are not enclosed by a fruit.

Chitin

A large, structural polysaccharide made from chains of modified glucose and found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi.