Many People Disagree on Whether Immigration into the United States

question 19

Multiple Choice

Many people disagree on whether immigration into the United States is beneficial or costly to its citizens. If the gains to foreigners are counted as much as the gains to U.S. citizens, then immigration would look:

• A) especially beneficial.
• B) especially costly.
• C) like a zero-sum game.
• D) less utilitarian.

Define serial monogamy and its relation to non-monogamy perceptions.

Assess the social function of prostitution from a functionalist perspective and recognize its potential sexism.

Describe biphobia and the detrimental effects of associated stereotypes, especially towards women.

Discuss the concept of heterosexual hegemony and privilege as explained by Kinsman.

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Definitions:

Modeling

Demonstrating a behavior to imitate a behavior that was previously observed.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy in which a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, leading to more resilient behavior than with continuous reinforcement.

Continuous

Continuous refers to something that unceasingly occurs over a period of time without interruption or breaks.

Partial-Reinforcement Extinction Effect

The greater persistence of behavior under partial reinforcement than under continuous reinforcement.