In Nicaragua, Machismo

question 14

Multiple Choice

In Nicaragua, machismo:

• A) must be constantly performed to retain one's social status.
• B) only affects social status when performed in the presence of women.
• C) only affects social status when performed in the presence of other men.
• D) is a status only available to men who have sex with women.
• E) is an egalitarian social practice.

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Definitions:

Inputs

Factors including workforce, materials, and funds employed in the process of creating products or offering services.

Production

The process of combining various material inputs and immaterial inputs (plans, know-how) to make something for consumption.

Constant Returns To Scale

A situation in production where increasing the amount of inputs results in a proportionate increase in the output.

Poorer Grows Faster

An observation in economics that poorer economies tend to grow at a faster rate than richer economies due to the catch-up effect.