Which of the Following Statements About Demographic Diversity Around the World

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about demographic diversity around the world is INCORRECT?

• A)In Japan,women face less of a glass ceiling than in the United States.
• B)In France,a study indicated that resumes with French-sounding names were more likely to get interviews than those with North-African-sounding names.
• C)Japan is a relatively homogeneous society.
• D)Overt sexism against women is rampant in Japan

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Definitions:

Linguistic Relativity

The hypothesis that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, suggesting that language and thought are interdependent.

Phonology

Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages.

Phonetics

The study of speech sounds.

Phrenology

The idea (now discredited) that psychological strengths and weaknesses could be precisely correlated to the relative sizes of different brain areas.