Which of the Following Is an Example of a Positive,as

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a positive,as opposed to normative,statement?

• A)The federal government should decrease coverage of unemployment benefits to stimulate the economy out of the recession.
• B)Congress should agree on lower government spending for the next fiscal year.
• C)The Federal Reserve Bank should increase interest rates in response to the higher-than-expected inflation in the economy.
• D)The unemployment rate last year was lower than any other year in the last century.

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Definitions:

Traditional Gender Roles

Socially and culturally defined prescriptions and beliefs about the behavior and emotions of men and women.

Gender Roles

Societal norms dictating the types of behaviors which are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or gender.

Cultural Stereotypes

Oversimplified and generalized views held about a particular group of people or culture, often without personal experience or knowledge.

Gender Identity

Knowledge that one is female or male. Also, the name of the first stage in Kohlberg’s cognitive-developmental theory of the assumption of gender roles.