Researchers Investigating Gender Differences in the Receipt of Social Support

question 21

Multiple Choice

Researchers investigating gender differences in the receipt of social support have found that:

• A)disabled women are more effective than disabled men in establishing effective social support networks.
• B)being married appears to protect men, but not women, from institutionalization.
• C)married women spend fewer days in nursing homes than married men.
• D)disabled men are less likely to be married than disabled women.

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