Middle-Class Black Women Lawyers Often Attended Black or Largely Black

question 10

Multiple Choice

Middle-class black women lawyers often attended black or largely black law schools where they have

• A)received better paying and more prestigious jobs upon graduation in comparison to their white peers
• B)received more mentoring opportunities than their white counterparts
• C)received their educations at schools with less effective social capital to help them obtain positions with private firms
• D)ended up in low paying social sector jobs

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Definitions:

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that suggests emotions and bodily changes occur simultaneously rather than sequentially, with emotional experiences resulting from the brain's interpretation of bodily responses to stimuli.

James-Lange Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that emotions result from physiological reactions to events.

Autonomic Arousal

The activation or response of the autonomic nervous system, controlling involuntary body functions and often linked to stress and emotions.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that physiological and emotional changes occur simultaneously in response to a stimulus.